Leader: Micah Whitson
Location: We will meet off E Chapman Ave and Jamboree in the parking lot right in front of John’s Place
About the run: This run is a mix of road and dirt horse path/trail, it goes through parks with a few small hills. We leave the parking lot and start running west on Chapman for a mile until we turn right into Orange Park Acres; after mile 1.8 turn right on N. Meads Ave and continue until the street dead ends, turn right onto Windes Drive at mile 2.7. This street will turn into Windes Trail taking you into Santiago Oaks regional park.
At mile 3.3 veer left onto the Santiago Creek trail, and stay on that trail until mile 4.5; turn right onto the Great Egret Trail, and in a few hundred feet veer left again onto Willow trail. This will take you into Irvine Regional Park where you will loop a long right turn around Santiago Creek and up a short hill for the water tank lookout- continue on the trail until reaching Jamboree where you can turn right on Chapman where we parked for ~15k (9.3 miles) or you can continue south on Jamboree to get as many additional miles as you like (12-14 or more) through Peters Canyon, where we hold our spring & summer Monday evening runs.
Water and restrooms can be found throughout Irvine Regional Park (mile 5-8) and Peters Canyon by the parking lot off Canyon View Ave and Jamboree Rd. See link below for map:
After the run: breakfast at John’s Place, CJ Cofee