In September this year, my husband and I decided to go to San Clemente beaches to hike the beach trail. I fond this trail from All Trails App, a hiking trail app.
Before going there, we stopped by Outlets At San Clemente, which is located close to San Clemente beaches. This is not a huge outlets mall, which only has 72 stores and restaurants, but I liked that it's a pretty quiet mall. 😊 If you are planing on hiking San Clemente Beach Trail and also love shopping, you should visit the outlets mall before going to the beaches.
Outlets At San Clemente
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Outlets At San Clemente
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| Outlets At San Clemente |
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| Outlets At San Clemente |
101 W Avenida Vista Hermosa
San Clemente, CA 92672
U.S.A.
After enjoying shopping at the outlets, we headed toward San Clemente Beach Trail.
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| San Clemente Beach Trail |
Tips for Walking on San Clemente Beach Trail.
・Apply sunscreen on entire body.
・Wear sunglasses and hat with high UPF.
・Drink water often.
・You can bring your dog.
・It's an easy trail.
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| My San Clemente Beach Trail Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
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| My San Clemente Beach Trail Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
When I go hiking, I use Under Armour MapMyWalk App to track my walk.
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| My San Clemente Beach Trail Walking Summary (UA MapMyWalk App) |
Recently, I've started using this All Trail App. I love this app because it's easy to find great trails near me.
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| My San Clemente Beach Trail Walking Summary (All Trails App) |
Parking
It was very easy to find a parking space along the street, Calle De Los Alamos, near the Leslie Park.
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| Leslie Park |
Leslie Park
1800 Calle De Los Alamos
San Clemente, CA 92672
U.S.A.
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| Leslie Park |
The views from the Leslie Park were amazing.
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| San Clemente Beaches, The View from Leslie Park |
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| San Clemente Beaches, The View from Leslie Park |
Trail Hour
San Clemente Beach Trail 4 a.m. to Midnight
The south T-Street restrooms to Calafia Beach 6 a.m to 10 p.m.
Lasuen Beach
We parked along the street, Calle De Los Alamos, close to Leslie Park, and we headed toward the Lasuen Beach, Lost Winds Beach. There is a narrow long stairway to access to the beach.
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The Trail to Access to the Lasuen Beach
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The Narrow Trail to Access to the Lasuen Beach
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We went down the stairs and headed toward the beach.
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Lasuen Beach
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The trail crosses over the train tracks and the San Clemente Beach Trail.
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San Clemente Beach Trail
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| Lasuen Beach |
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Pacific Surfliner Train - Amtrak
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When we arrived at Lasuen Beach, we were able to watch the train pass.
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| Pacific Surfliner Train - Amtrak |
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| Pacific Surfliner Train - Amtrak |
I would like to travel by train in the U.S. someday.
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| Lasuen Beach |
San Clemente Beach Trail to San Clemente Pier
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| San Clemente Beach Trail |
After watching the train pass, we hiked the San Clemente Beach Trail and headed toward the San Clemente Pier. This is a flat and easy trail. It's only 0.8 mile from the Lasuen Beach to the San Clemente Pier.
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San Clemente Pier, the View from San Clemente Beach Trail
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San Clemente Pier
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| San Clemente Pier |
We walked on the wooden pier, San Clemente Pier.
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| San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
There was a restaurant,
The Fisherman's Restaurant & Bar. The restaurant was crowded with many people because it's a perfect place to enjoy sunset. In contrast, the pier was not crowded at all. It's a pretty quiet pier. 😊
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| San Clemente Beaches, the View from San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Beaches, the View from San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Beaches, the View from San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Beaches, the View from San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
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| San Clemente Pier |
I enjoyed staying under the pier for a while. 😊
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| San Clemente Pier |
San Clemente Beach Trail
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| San Clemente Beaches |
After enjoyed walking on the pier, we walked back the San Clement Beach Trail.
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| San Clemente Beach Trail |
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| San Clemente Beach Trail |
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San Clemente Pier
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We enjoyed walking the trail along the San Clemente beaches. Especially, I liked that the trail is next to railroads, so we were able to watch the train pass. If I have a chance to visit San Clemente, I would like to walk from the North Beach to the San Clemente Pier next time.
If you like Orange County hikes, you can check out my previous entries related to hike I tried from the book, 50 Hikes in Orange County.
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.
■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.
