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Los Alamitos Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Los Alamitos Creek Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back near Alamitos, CA. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 249 ft2.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail 37.22287, -121.85422
Nearest town Alamitos, CA
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Los Alamitos Creek Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 51 min

Elevation 214–248 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail · 37.22287, -121.85422

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

Transit-accessible: Almaden Expressway & Mount Royal Drive stop 576 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Los Alamitos Creek Trail, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 1.2 miReach Los Alamitos Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  4. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  5. 1 miArrive 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/los-alamitos-creek-trail-los-alamitos-creek-trail-out-back-4-km-644f

Trail surface

61% dirt39% paved

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.9 mi in (~21 min). Leave by 7:32 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:50 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Almaden Expressway & Mount Royal Drive stop 576 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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