Los Alamitos Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Los Alamitos Creek Trail is a 4.1-mile out-and-back near English Town, CA. It is mostly level, with 80 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi246 – 335 ft4.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail 37.20130, -121.82975
Nearest town English Town, CA

Directions

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Los Alamitos Creek Trail

4.1 mi · ▲ 80 ft · 1 hr 24 min

Elevation 247–335 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Los Alamitos Creek Trail · 37.20130, -121.82975

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

Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Martwood Way stop 120 m from the trailhead

  1. Start on Los Alamitos Creek Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 1 miBear left, heading NW.
  4. 0.9 miReach Los Alamitos Creek Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  5. 0.7 miBear left, heading SE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.9 miTurn right, heading S.
  8. 0.1 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

65% paved31% dirt4% unspecified

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 9:08 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: McKean Road & Martwood Way stop 120 m from the trailhead

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