Leaders: Kent H. & co!
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:
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 down to the end and make a left at Poppy Ave. This will take you to theBuck Gully Trailhead to your right.
The Buck Gully Trail will take you up to the Newport Coast Shopping Center - first 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 (keep to the left side due to construction on the right side), 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 restrooms up on your left. After the 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 the Back Bay. Once you pass East Coast Highway, it will become N Bayside Drive and will curve, taking you down the Newport Dunes Bridge, back towards the cars.
After the run: Nearby (about 1.5 miles away, off of PCH) there is a Starbucks and Bruegger’s Bagels. Other options include Balboa Island Baking Company