Log inRegister DONATE My TrailLink Explore Trails About Us Get Involved Search trails Find Trails > California > Santa Ana River Trail Santa Ana River Trail California View Trail Map 46 Reviews View Trail Map Print Complete Share Favorite Send to App Register for free with TrailLink today! We're a non-profit all about helping you enjoy the outdoors View over 30,000 of trail maps Share your trail photos Save your own favourite trails Learn about new trails near you Leave reviews for trails Add new and edit existing trails Register Now Santa Ana River Trail Facts States: California Counties: Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino Length: 50.3 miles Trail end points: Huntington Beach Bicycle Trail at SR 1/Pacific Coast Hwy. (Huntington Beach) and S. Waterman Ave. (San Bernardino) Trail surfaces: Asphalt, Concrete Trail category: Greenway/Non-RT ID: 6327725 Activities: Bike Inline Skating Wheelchair Accessible Horseback Riding Walking Go Unlimited Export to Trail Guide Create Guidebook Download GPX Print Friendly Map Quick Links: About this trail Trail reviews Parking access Trail Photos Submit Photo Submit Review Santa Ana River Trail Photos Previous Next View Classic Gallery | Submit Photo Santa Ana River Trail Description View Trail Map The Santa Ana River Trail is a 12-foot wide path following the Santa Ana River, a waterway that is cement-lined through much of Orange County but free flowing in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. The popular trail, currently open in two disconnected segments, links inland neighborhoods, businesses and shopping districts with the beach. In Orange County, the trail begins at a junction with the Huntington Beach Bicycle Trail, providing direct access to the city's two state beaches and busy municipal beach and pier. Extending north, the trail skirts the edge of Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley before emerging into an industrial section of Santa Ana. The City of Orange is next, where you'll begin to see the gigantic "A" marking the stadium of Major League Baseball's Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, situated directly across the Santa Ana River from Orange. Professional sports fanatics will be pleased with this stretch, as the next landmark is the home arena of the National Hockey League's Anaheim Ducks. Continuing into Anaheim, the river and trail turn east. Views of both the Chino Hills and the increasingly meandering river make this stretch of the trail particularly scenic. The trail itself becomes slightly hillier here—a challenge for those coming all the way from Huntington Beach. In the far western reaches of Corona (just beyond Yorba Linda), the heretofore continuous trail ends, just south of the Green River Golf Club on Green River Road. A significant gap exists between this endpoint and the resumption of the trail at the Hidden Valley Wildlife Area east of Norco, so the second segment is best tackled in a separate trip. From Hidden Valley, the trail continues east through both industrial and residential sections of Riverside, with scenic views of the Santa Ana River never far away. The next city is Colton, the entrance point to San Bernardino County. Vistas of the dry river are punctuated by the busy train tracks and active industrial properties clustered around the river along this stretch. The trail currently ends at S. Waterman Avenue, shortly after it crosses the San Bernardino city line. Plans call for the trail to eventually run for 110 uninterrupted miles all the way from Big Bear Lake in the San Bernardino Mountains to the Pacific Coast in Huntington Beach, with the gap in the trail from Corona to Norco a significant priority. Parking and Trail Access There are numerous access points and places to park along the Santa Ana River Trail's route. Refer to the TrailLink map for exact locations and directions. Have anything to add about this trail? Suggest an Edit Related Content: City of Riverside Santa Ana River Trail San Bernardino County Regional Parks Riverside County Parks Santa Ana River Trail Reviews Great beginner trail nicole.m.cortez My first time cycling and my boyfriend and I started near Yorba Linda park off imperial Hwy. We parked for free next to the park where there was a trail entrance. Rode 10 miles to angel stadium and back. Trail was clean, not trashed, flat, plenty of room, no homeless camps or anything sketchy. Very pretty near yorba linda, mostly just concrete as we got further from our start point. We started the trail at 9am. Trail got busier as the day went on. Looked like plenty of water fountains along the trail. There were bathrooms at the park where we started. I would recommend Santa Ana River Trail. A fun easy ride cathyc1808 We started at Kaiser Permanente on Lakeview in Anaheim. Easy access to the trail, 19 miles to the ocean. Enter on the trail, this side of the River and head west. Cross the River at the Honda center, stay left to leave the trail and cross the street to enter the trail on the other side of the river. Follow the trail as it make a 360 turn to continue west. At the 1st wooden foot bridge, turn left to cross the bridge. Turn right as you exit the bridge. Follow the trail to the 2nd wooden foot bridge (trail on this side of the river ends, you must exit the trail), turn right to cross the bridge, as you come off the bridge turn left and continue the last 6 miles or so to the beach. You will go under the PCH, loop to the right, make a left just before getting to PCH. In about 1 block you will intersect with the Huntington Beach Trail which heads down the beach or PCH to Long Beach and beyond. Have fun Saturday ride tscal1234 We started at Boca Chico star Park, rode down the beach trail 8 miles, then connected at this trail. We rode about about 10 miles then turned around. Clean, away from roads/traffic and not busy. I would ride this for exercise more than the scenery. We will be back to try the entire trail a Great Ride! afortega77 We did the Northern section of the trail. Started in San Bernardino off of Waterman Ave and rode to the end of trail in Jurupa Valley. The trail is very clean, there was a good amount of other riders and runners. The bad thing is that you are under the sun most of the ride. There were a few homeless people but we did not feel unsafe. Total miles from San Bernardino to Jurupa Valley and back was just shy of 40miles. View All 46 Reviews | Submit Review Nearby Trails Huntington Beach Bicycle Trail 6 Reviews Length: 8 mi Oceanfront Boardwalk 3 Reviews Length: 2.9 mi Castaways Trail 3 Reviews Length: 1.02 mi See More Nearby Trails Go Unlimited Today! FREE Account View over 40,000 miles of trail maps Post your trail reviews Share your trail photos Save your favorite trails Learn about new trails near you Get a free map in the app! 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