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West Ridge Trail, Lynx, and Cholla Trails route map
Difficulty: ModerateLoop
California

West Ridge Trail, Lynx, and Cholla Trails

Laguna Niguel, California

5.3 mi

Distance

1,165 ft

Elev. Gain

Loop

Route Type

Moderate

Difficulty

About This Trail

West Ridge Trail, Lynx, and Cholla Trails is a loop trail in Orange County, California. It is 5.3 miles long and gains 1,165 feet. It is in or next to Laguna Beach, California.

From the trail data on this page.

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

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Elevation Profile

Min:118 ft
Max:303 ft
Gain:355 ft
Loss:355 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 118 ft and 303 ft across 5.3 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.118 ft180 ft241 ft303 ft0.0 mi1.3 mi2.6 mi4.0 mi5.3 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi303 ft
End5.3 mi303 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Loop

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Laguna Beach, 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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