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San Diego Creek Trail route map
Difficulty: ModerateOut and Back
California

San Diego Creek Trail

Irvine, California

14.5 mi

Distance

1,063 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 58m

Est. Time

Out & Back

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

San Diego Creek Trail is an out-and-back trail in Orange County, California. It is 15 miles long. 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:1 ft
Max:38 ft
Gain:324 ft
Loss:324 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 1 ft and 38 ft across 14.5 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.1 ft13 ft26 ft38 ft0.0 mi3.6 mi7.3 mi10.9 mi14.5 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi37 ft
High point0.0 mi38 ft
End14.5 mi37 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Out & Back

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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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