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Crystal Cove State Park

Bommer Ridge-Slow ‘n Easy-El Moro Canyon-Mach 1-Rattlesnake Loop

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CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK

Activity: Day Hike

7.5 Miles, 1217’ elevation change, 3.5 hour duration, rated: Hard

Date 4-14-20

Crystal Cove State Park in the Spring Time is green and flowering. It is a great time to find that balance between the stressed out feeling of a busy work a day life and the peaceful tranquil feeling that getting out into nature can bring. We call that feeling ‘Pursing Balance Through Adventure’. Stretching the legs, getting the heart beat up, filling the lungs with the good ocean air and engage all of your senses with a prescription of adventure in nature.

This particular half day hike has a fair amount of mileage to it, pretty descent elevation gain, and you can throw in a steep rocky section or two for good measure. As far as views, this hike has the scenic views such as Saddle Back and other more distant mountains inland, as well as the blue Pacific, much of the time you can catch a lovely view of Catalina Island to cap off the trek. Then down in the bottom of the canyon is a shady oak grove, which is a welcome respite from the midday sun.

Picking a trail is like picking a hotel room. Do you want Ocean View or Mountain Vista or perhaps you prefer a View of the Canyon? That is one of the great things about Crystal Cove State Park, there is a lot of variety in what to see, how easy or difficult of an outing you are looking for, and how far you would like to hike. I have documented some of my Crystal Cove State Park hikes. The links are posted below for your reference. Checkout the links to tailor your outing to the time and effort available for that day.

Crystal Cove State Park Hikes

Gyms are closed, all except Mother Nature’s Gym. So I say, “Corona Virus Take a Hike”! – Pursuing Balance Through Adventure
Crystal Cove State Park is enjoyed by hikers, trail runners, and mountain bikers.
Pursuing Balance Through Adventure YouTube Channel
“It’s not where you take the trail, it’s where the trail takes you.” 
The Face Mask have become part of hiking popular trails. Here I am wearing my stylish PBTA Face Gator and Cap. Besides the New Age Covid-19 deterrent it is good protection from wind, sun, dust, and bugs.

As always thanks for tagging along. ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’ is a perfect way to basically take a deep breath and calm yourself down. We all can get a little stressed out getting the kids from this checkup with the doctor, to that with the dentist, Covid Test, don’t forget the orthodontist, add the dermatologist, and then of course a trip to the pharmacy, okay now you know what my last couple weeks looked like, lol. So, to get out into nature even if it is your go to local hike, like Crystal Cove State Park is for me, a couple hours or so in the great outdoors really recharges the battery. To keep the enthusiasm up and get inspired stay tuned by these extremely important steps, (especially to PBTA), LIKE, FOLLOW, COMMENT and SHARE. If you go to the menu above you will see that PBTA goes to many locations throughout the West. Each location is a separate website and thus needs to be FOLLOWED independently. Once you get inspired and decide on where to go you will need to outfit yourself. I have the perfect suggestion: SHOP APPAREL. Not only will you be looking and feeling the adventure you will be carrying the mantra ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’.

Happy Trails-

Roger Jenkins

Pursuing Balance Through Adventure

Crystal Cove State Park

No Name Ridge/Poles/Rattlesnake Trail Loop

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CRYSTAL COVE STATE PARK

NEWPORT BEACH

Activity: Day Hike, Bird Watching

>7 Miles, 1,289’ elevation Change, 3.5 hours duration, rated: Moderate

Date: 1-30-20

As I have said in previous postings I use Crystal Cove State Park as my local, go to training grounds to prepare for epic hikes, but Crystal Cove is much more than that. It really is a special place in itself with it‘s vast sweeping ocean vistas, views of Catalina and San Clemente Islands, the deep canyons, it’s rolling hills, oak grove, not to mention it’s tremendous beach.

You really can mix and match trails to customize your outing to just the right amount of time, and expenditure of energy. I hope that you will checkout the many hikes that I have documented here at OC Hiking ‘Pursuing Balance Through Adventure’, and find the one that matches what you want to do on that day, there are hikes that are short such as 2 or 3 miles to longer hikes that are around 9 miles. There are 18 miles of hiking trails in the park, and the park actually connects with neighboring wilderness areas, so as I said you can make your hike easy, hard, short or as long as you desire.

This hike starting at the top of the area is a great hike. Take the No Name Ridge also sometimes called the Pacific Ridge Trail, I guess depending on who’s map you are looking at. From there you will take Poles Trail off to your left, left on Mach One, then right on Rattle Snake Trail and back up the hill, to Boomer Ridge Trail which moves along the top of the park back to where you began.

I get a little apprehensive when vultures start circling over head.
PURSUING BALANCE THROUGH ADVENTURE

We don’t stop hiking because we grow old we grow old because we stop hiking. 

This is another fun hike at Crystal Cove State Park please join me on other excursions by doing each of these steps LIKE, COMMENT, SHARE, and FOLLOW. It you go to the menu you will see other areas that PBTA ventures to. If you want high quality, great adventure wear than go to SHOP APPAREL.

Happy Trails-

Roger Jenkins

Pursuing Balance Through Adventure