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Bommer Canyon in Irvine
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Last month, my husband and I went to Bommer Canyon to
enjoy hiking. We found this trail in the book, 50 Hikes in Orange County, which I purchased to enjoy Orange County hikes.
Tips for Walking on Bommer Canyon.
・Apply sunscreen on entire body.
・Wear sunglasses and hat.
・Drink water often.
・You cannot bring your dog.
・It's moderately easy trail.
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| My Bommer Canyon Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
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| Bommer Canyon (UA MapMyWalk App) |
When I go hiking, I use
Under Armour MapMyWalk App to track my walk. 😉
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| Bommer Canyon (UA MapMyWalk App) |
Parking
There is a free parking lot for this trail. When we arrived there at around 2 p.m., there were many empty parking spaces.
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Bommer Canyon Parking Lot
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Trail Hour
7:00 a.m. to Sunset
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Bommer Canyon Trail Hour
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| Bommer Canyon |
Bommer Mdw Trail (Easy)
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Bommer Mdw Trail
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After we parked our car at the free parking lot, we headed toward the gate of Bommer Meadow trail.
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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Bommer Mdw Trail Gate
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
This is a very quiet flat trail. You will enjoy walking through broad grasslands.
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
This trail has some bridges. There were black mustard plants (yellow flowers) blooming beautifully. They are beautiful, but it is one of invasive plant species in California.
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
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Bommer Mdw Trail and Nature Loop Trail
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This is the junction of Bommer Mdw trail and Nature Loop trail.
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| Nature Loop Trail |
Nature Loop Trail (Easy)
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| Nature Loop Trail |
We decided to walk on Nature Loop tail.
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| Nature Loop Trail |
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| Nature Loop Trail |
There were many prickly pear cacti
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| Prickly Pear Cactus around Nature Loop Trail |
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| Nature Loop Trail |
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| Nature Loop Trail |
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| Nature Loop Trail |
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Nature Loop Trail and Bommer Mdw Trail
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This is junction of Nature Loop trail, Boomer Mdw trail and Bommer Pass trail.
Bommer Pass Trail (Moderate)
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Bommer Pass Trail
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We decided to hike on Bommer Pass Trail, which is moderate trail.
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| Bommer Pass Trail |
We started hiking up the hill. We saw some squirrels here. Some of them looked baby squirrels and were very small.
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| Bommer Pass Trail |
This cactus was very interesting.
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Bommer Pass Trail and West Fork Trail
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This is the junction of Bommer Pass trail and West Fork trail. We decided to go back from here.
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West Fork Trail
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| Bommer Pass Trail |
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| Lizard on Bommer Pass Trail |
On our way back to the parking lot, we found wild lizards on Bommer Pass trail.
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Quails on Nature Loop Trail
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We also saw a flock of cute quails crossing on Nature Loop Trail.
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The Junction of Nature Loop Trail and Bommer Mdw Trail
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
We walked on Bommer Mdw Trail. Some hikers told us that they'd just seen a rattlesnake on Bommer Mdw trail.
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| Bommer Mdw Trail |
From the trails, you will see multi million dollar houses. One of mansion houses in this area is currently selling at around 50-million dollars.
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Bommer Canyon
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We enjoyed walking through this beautiful broad grasslands. Especially, I liked that we found a flock of cute quails during our hike. By the way, very easy Quail Hill Loop Trail is pretty close to Bommer Canyon. You can check out my previous entry, Quail Hill Loop Trail in Irvine, CA .
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
These are my entries you might like.
■Walking Along Shoreline in Long Beach, Los Angeles CA (October 2019)
■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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