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Santa Ana River West Trail route map
Difficulty: EasyPoint to Point
Huntington State Beach/California

Santa Ana River West Trail

Huntington Beach, California

22.8 mi

Distance

886 ft

Elev. Gain

7h 50m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Easy

Difficulty

About This Trail

Santa Ana River West Trail is a point-to-point trail in Huntington State Beach, managed by the California Department of Parks and Recreation, in Orange County, California. It is 23 miles long and gains 886 feet. The nearest town is Costa Mesa, 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:3 ft
Max:101 ft
Gain:270 ft
Loss:178 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 3 ft and 101 ft across 22.9 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.3 ft36 ft68 ft101 ft0.0 mi5.7 mi11.4 mi17.1 mi22.9 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi9 ft
End22.9 mi101 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

Managed by California Department of Parks and Recreation

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Costa Mesa, CA · about 1 mi away
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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