San Juan Creek Trail – Doheny State Beach loop from San Juan Capistrano

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San Juan Creek Trail – Doheny State Beach loop from San Juan Capistrano

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San Juan Creek Trail – Doheny State Beach loop from San Juan Capistrano

02:36

43.0km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.3 km for 249 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

6.13 km

San Juan Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The San Juan Creek Trail is about 6 miles long and runs from Doheny State Beach, at scenic Dana Point, to its confluence with Trabuco Creek at Descanso Park in …

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13.4 km

Pico Park - Sea Summit

Highlight • Trail

This might be the only through-bikeable trail in the park; most have good pavement but many stairs

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15.6 km

San Clemente Pier Beach Trail

Highlight • Trail

21.4 km

San Onofre State Beach

Nature Reserve

33.6 km

Doheny State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Bounded to the South by a private beachfront community that blocks bike access for several miles, Doheny has a long bike trail along the sandy beach, some of which is car-free.

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35.7 km

Butterfly Garden

Highlight • Natural

Shady grove with a trail lined by info panels, benches, planted with milkweed and other plants favoured by butterflies, particularly focused on Monarch butterflies.

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40.1 km

Descanso Park

Highlight • Rest Area

The Trabuco Creek Trail converges with the San Juan Creek Trail at Descanso Park and crosses to the west side of the river via a bridge. All of the creek trails are two lane paved paths.

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