Leader: Steve I.

Directions: Intersection of Portola Parkway and Culver Drive (meet on the east side of the CVS). 3949 Portola Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92620

About the Run: This is about a 10-mile looped course in the Orchard Hills area. We'll start out at the Orchard Hills Shopping Center and take Culver to pick up the Orchard Hills Trail until it ends at Settlers. We will make a left on Settlers and then continue the run up and around the neighborhoods on Woody Knoll and Leafy Pass. When we get to Furrow we make a left and then shortly we are back to Culver, hang a left and Culver becomes Orchard Hills Drive when we head east. From there we'll find our way back to Portola Parkway and continue east to the Hick's Canyon Trail. We will follow that trail to its end at the Peter's Canyon Trail, turn right and go about 1 mile until we see Portola Parkway once again. Hang a right, go a little more than 1/2 mile to Culver and we are back to the start. The Hicks Canyon trail offers opportunities for drinking fountains and bathrooms at two different parks. To see the course go to mappedometer.com and load route #776482.

After the run: Peet's Coffee, Starbucks, Nekter Juice Bar are all nearby (if they are open).