Leader: Kent Hulett
Meet at the Back Bay Road/Shellmaker Road intersection in Newport Beach off the Back Bay asphalt path.
Parking is available along Back Bay Drive alongside the curb. There are restrooms located at the Newport Dunes boat launch that opens at 6:00am. Restrooms are noted on map of facility here: https://www.newportdunes.com/resort-map/
About the run:
The route map: Strava Route
Turn by turn instructions for 12 mile loop with ocean views!:
Take Back Bay Drive to Jamboree Road (rt)
L on PCH. After you pass MacArthur, make a left on 5th Ave (by Bamboo Bistro), which will turn and start to run more parallel to PCH
Take 5th Ave all the way to the end and make a left at Poppy Ave. This will take you to the Buck Gully Trailhead to your right.
The Buck Gully Trail will take you up to near the Newport Coast Shopping Center. At the end of the trail, first make a right and run up San Joaquin Hills Road past Ridge Park Road and turn right when you get to Newport Coast Drive.
Continue down Newport Coast Drive which will take you down past PCH on State Park to the Crystal Cove Trail.
Make a right on the Crystal Cove Trail. Continue down past the 5610-5720 Pacific Coast Hwy Parking. There will then be multiple restrooms up on your left. After the last restrooms, there will be a fork. Continue right on the Crystal Cove Trail back to PCH.
Continue down PCH until Marguerite. Make a left on Marguerite and a right on Bayside Drive.
Bayside will take you back to Jamboree (go right). Once you pass PCH, make a left on Back Bay Dr. and back towards the cars.
After the run: Nearby (about 1.5 miles away, on PCH and Goldenrod) there is a Starbucks and Bruegger’s Bagels. Other options include Balboa Island Baking Company