AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Coyote Alamitos Canal

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Coyote Alamitos Canal is a 5.4-mile out-and-back near Alamitos, CA. It is mostly level, with 55 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi180 – 236 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 37.23989, -121.86209
Nearest town Alamitos, CA
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Coyote Alamitos Canal

5.4 mi · ▲ 55 ft · 1 hr 50 min

Elevation 181–236 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 37.23989, -121.86209

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 6:15 AM · sunset 8:13 PM

Transit-accessible: Winfield Boulevard & Coleman Road stop 723 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 250 ftTurn left onto Coyote Alamitos Canal, heading SE.
  3. 2.7 miReach Coyote Alamitos Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 2.7 miTurn right, heading N.
  5. 200 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/coyote-alamitos-canal-out-back-9-km-1dc4

Trail surface

93% dirt7% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 7:52 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:29 PM — 13 min before dark. Trailhead visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Winfield Boulevard & Coleman Road stop 723 m from the trailhead

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