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Huntington Beach Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyOut and Back
Huntington State Beach/California

Huntington Beach Trail

Huntington Beach, California

15.7 mi

Distance

138 ft

Elev. Gain

5h 18m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Huntington Beach Trail is an out-and-back trail in Huntington State Beach, managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, in Orange County, California. It is 16 miles long. The nearest town is Huntington Beach, California, about 1 mile away in a straight line.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:1 ft
Max:7 ft
Gain:42 ft
Loss:42 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1 ft and 7 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1 ft3 ft5 ft7 ft0.0 mi1.0 mi2.1 mi3.1 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi4 ft
High point1.3 mi7 ft
End4.2 mi4 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Huntington Beach, CA · in or next to town
County:
Orange County, CA
Jurisdiction:
Huntington State Beach · California Department of Parks and Recreation

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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