Los Angeles: Bolsa Chica Wetlands Loop
Los Angeles: Bolsa Chica Wetlands Loop
This 5-mile loop meanders along coastal bluffs and into wetlands in the heart of one of the finest birding spots in the United States.
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Trail Facts
- Distance: 6.9
Waypoints
BCW001
Location: 33.7117118835449, -118.061798095703
Cross bridge; trail starts on sandy bluffs above lagoon
BCW002
Location: 33.7051887512207, -118.053764343262
L @ 3-way; salty winds blow off the Pacific Ocean
BCW003
Location: 33.7041435241699, -118.052520751953
L @ 4-way; watch birds surfing winds @ lookout point
BCW004
Location: 33.7049674987793, -118.051055908203
R @ 3-way heading down hill; stay on main trail. Caution: many dead-end spur trails
BCW005
Location: 33.7069053649902, -118.051071166992
R @ 3-way; continue on main trail along the bottom of the bluff until reaching the edge of farmland
BCW006
Location: 33.7086982727051, -118.039733886719
R @ 4-way
BCW007
Location: 33.7085876464844, -118.037704467773
R @ bridge, once across, take quick R following the water canal back to the lagoon
BCW009
Location: 33.6997756958008, -118.045349121094
Cross the long boardwalk bridge; trail resumes across parking lot on R
BCW010
Location: 33.703540802002, -118.053413391113
Cross bridge; straight @ 4-way and proceed uphill
BCW011
Location: 33.7041091918945, -118.052520751953
L @ 4-way; follow the trail back to the car
BCW008
Location: 33.7029571533203, -118.050964355469
L @ 3-way, then an immediate L
