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Little Sycamore Canyon, Serrano Ridge, and West Canyon Loop route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
California

Little Sycamore Canyon, Serrano Ridge, and West Canyon Loop

Aliso Viejo, California

4.2 mi

Distance

837 ft

Elev. Gain

1h 44m

Est. Time

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

Little Sycamore Canyon, Serrano Ridge, and West Canyon Loop is a loop trail in Orange County, California. It is 4.2 miles long and gains 837 feet. It is in or next to Irvine, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:113 ft
Max:261 ft
Gain:255 ft
Loss:255 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 113 ft and 261 ft across 4.2 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.113 ft162 ft212 ft261 ft0.0 mi1.1 mi2.1 mi3.2 mi4.2 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi126 ft
High point1.1 mi261 ft
End4.2 mi126 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Irvine, CA · in or next to town
County:
Orange County, CA

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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