Los Alamitos Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Los Alamitos Creek Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near English Town, CA. It is mostly level, with 53 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi213 – 272 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail 37.21805, -121.84310
Nearest town English Town, CA

Directions

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Los Alamitos Creek Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 53 ft · 1 hr 20 min

Elevation 214–271 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail · 37.21805, -121.84310

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

Transit-accessible: Via Valiente & Camden Avenue stop 290 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Los Alamitos Creek Trail, heading NW.
  2. 0.8 miTurn right, heading N.
  3. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  4. 0.9 miReach Los Alamitos Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  7. 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 surface

64% paved36% dirt

Weather

Sunrise 6:15 AMSunset 8:13 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~38 min). Leave by 7:15 PM for the 8:13 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:07 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Via Valiente & Camden Avenue stop 290 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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