In late July this year, my husband and I went hiking Wood Canyon near Aliso Viejo. We found this trail in the book, 50 Hikes in Orange County, which I purchased to enjoy Orange County hikes.
・Apply DEET, a insect repellent, to protect yourself from ticks.
・Drink water often.
・You cannot bring your dog.
・It's moderately easy trail.  |
| Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park |
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| My Wood Canyon Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
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| My Wood Canyon Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
When I go hiking, I use
Under Armour MapMyWalk App to track my walk.
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| My Wood Canyon Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
Recently, I've started using
AllTrails App. I was pretty impressed at AllTrails App. It's easy to use and helped me to not get lost.
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| My Wood Canyon Walking Summary (All Trails App) |
Parking
It was very easy to find a parking space along the street, Canyon Vistas.
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| Canyon Vistas |
The street, Canyon Vistas, is located near the Canyon View Park.
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| Canyon View Park |
22144 Canyon Vistas
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
U.S.A.
Trail Hour
7:00 a.m. to Sunset
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Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park
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| Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park |
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| Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park |
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| Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park |
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| Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park |
In Orange County, mountain lions can be found in many cities. For
instance, in May this year, a mountain lion was spotted roaming a residential
neighborhood in Newport Beach, and it was also spotted on Laguna Beach
streets. In March, it was spotted roaming throughout a shopping center
in Irvine. Therefore you should know what to do if you encounter a
mountain lion before you go hiking in the mountains.
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| What To Do If You Encounter A Mountain Lion |
Wood Canyon Trail
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Canyon View Park and Wood Canyon Trail
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After parking, we started walking on Wood Canyon Trail, the large paved walkway along Canyon View Park.
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Wood Canyon Trail
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At the end of the Canyon View Park, the walkway heads downhill.
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| Wood Canyon Trail |
You are at Aliso & Wood Canyons Wildness Park gate.
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Wood Canyon Trail
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Wood Canyon Trail and Cholla Trail
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This is the junction of Wood Canyon Trail and Cholla Trail. We kept walking on Wood Canyon Trail.
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| Wood Canyon Trail and Cholla Trail |
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Wood Canyon Trail
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It's an easy flat and shady trail.
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Wood Canyon Trail and Lynx Trail
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Wood Canyon Trail and Wood Creek Trail
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This is the junction of Wood Canyon Trail and Wood Creek Trail. We decided to walk on Wood Creek Trail, which rises to a vista point.
Wood Creek Trail
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| The View from the Wood Creek Trail |
The view from the Wood Creek Trail was beautiful. We looked down the canyon from the trail.
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| Wood Creek Trail |
We walked through the narrow trail descends sharply via steep stairs.
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| Wood Creek Trail |
We walked into a dense forest.
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| Wood Creek Trail |
There was a wooden bridge you cross over.
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| Wood Creek Trail |
We walked in a dense woodland, and I was a little scared of possible wild animal encounter. While walking there, I noticed the sound of a wild animal moving in the forest.
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| A Mule Deer I Saw from the Wood Creek Trail |
It was a mule deer! She was eating something there. I wish that I had brought my Canon SL1 with telephoto zoom lens. I took these photos with my iPhone SE 2020.
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| A Mule Deer I Saw from the Wood Creek Trail |
It was an amazing deer encounter for us. 😊
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| A Mule Deer I Saw from the Wood Creek Trail |
She is beautiful. However, deer might carry ticks. When you hike
in wooded areas, you need to protect yourself from ticks, which might
carry Lyme disease bacteria. I wear long pants and long sleeves. Then, I
apply
DEET on my legs. After coming back home from hiking, I check my clothing for ticks and other insects.
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| Wood Creek Trail |
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| Wood Creek Trail |
Cross the wooden bridge, and you will be at the junction of Wood Creek Trail and Wood Canyon Trail.
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Wood Creek Trail and Wood Canyon Trail
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We turned right and walked on the Wood Canyon Trail.
Wood Canyon Trail
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Wood Canyon Trail and Coyote Run Trail
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When we hit the junction of Wood Canyon Trail and Coyote Run Trail, we decided to go back from here.
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| Wood Canyon Trail and Coyote Run Trail |
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Wood Canyon Trail
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We kept walking on Wood Canyon Trail and headed toward Canyon View Park.
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| Wood Canyon Trail |
Canyon View Park
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Canyon View Park
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We were back to the Canyon View Park. We walked through the path at the park.
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| Canyon View Park |
There were so many agave plants planted there.
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| Canyon View Park |
We were able to see agave plant flowers. The stalk was very tall. Agave blooms once in its lifetime.
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Agave in Bloom
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We enjoyed hiking Wood Canyon and Wood Creek Trails. I hadn't expected that we encountered a beautiful mule deer. It was an amazing hike for us.
I thought this book was great and am looking forward to trying more hikes. These are my entries related to hikes we have tried from the book.
1. San Gabriel River to Turtle Overlook
2. Dana Point Headlands
3. Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
4. Bayview Trail
5. Crystal Cove Tide Pools
6. Aliso Peak
7.
Pecten Reef Loop 8. Bommer Canyon
9. Laurel Loop
10. Mariposa Trail Loop
11. Little Sycamore Canyon Loop
12. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary
13. Wood Canyon Trail
These are my entries you might like.
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■Dana Point Headlands - Dana Point, CA (September 2019)
■Green Sea Turtles in San Gabriel River - Seal Beach / Long Beach (August 2019)
■Quail Hill Loop Trail in Irvine, CA (April 2019)
■La Jolla Cove in San Diego (March 2019)
■San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine (February 2019)
■Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve in Huntington Beach (January 2019)
■Swimming with Wild Dolphins (Big Island, Hawaii, January 2015)
■Dolphin Watching in Dana Point (July 2017)
■Our Whale Watching Trip (Dana Point, August 2013)
■San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary in Irvine (March 2017)
■La Jolla Cove - Beautiful Spring Wildflowers and Wild Animals (2018)
My entries related to wild animals can be seen here.
My entries related to Orange County Hikes can be seen here.
My entries related to sunset can be seen here.
My entries related to hiking and walking can be seen here.
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