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Home My WebLink AboutRPT 11 REGIONAL TRAILS 03-18-91REP.ORTS N0. 11 AGEN E DATE: March 13, 1991 Inter - Com TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER FROM: COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT SUBJECT: ORANGE COUNTY NASTER PLAN OF REGIONAL TRAILS STATUS REPORT RECION: Receive and file. BACKGROUND: At the March 4, 1991 City Council Meeting, Councilman Potts requested an update on the Regional Trail. Staff contacted the County for a status report. On December 5, 1990, Orange County Environmental Management Agency Advanced Planning Division, presented to the Board of Supervisors, the revised Recreation Element Component II, which addresses the Master Plan of Regional Riding and Hiking Trails. According to the County staff, a Riding and Hiking Trails Advisory Committee is studying the County's Plan. The Committee's goal is to be better coordinated in providing these trails by working with local agencies. The Peters Canyon Trail runs through Tustin Ranch from Peters Regional Canyon Park to Irvine. That portion of the Regional Trail, within the City of Tustin, will be dedicated by the Irvine Company to the County of Orange and will be constructed and partially financed with Assessment District 86-2 funds. The City of Tustin will maintain landscaping embellishments within the Trail right-of-way. The documents for the dedication of the Trail have been reviewed, and are ready for signature. The construction plans for the Peters Canyon Trail through Tustin Ranch have been completed and will be approved with execution of documents by the County. Once the documents are executed, the Trail can be constructed. The construction however, will be done in conjunction with road openings. The first portion of the Trail to be constructed is the section running south on Tustin Ranch Road, east on Portola Parkway, and south on Jamboree Road to a point midway between Portola Parkway and Irvine Blvd. at which point the Trail will cross under Jamboree to the east side of the roadway ( into the County) and proceed south into the City of Irvine. The only portion of the Trail not yet designed is the portion that runs through the Peters Canyon Regional Park. Since the Regional Park has not yet been dedicated to the County, it has not been scheduled for design. Attached is a copy of the Peters Canyon Trail through Tustin. A description of the Peters Canyon Trail along with the connecting trails, and the Master Plan of Riding and Hiking Trails is also attached for the Council's information. Susan M. Jones Recreation Superintendent SMJ/svr Royleen A. White, Director of Community and Administrative Services Attachments: A - Peters Canyon Trail B - Trail Descriptions Connecting Trails - of Orange. C - Trail Map of Riding Through Tustin of Peters Canyon Trail and Recreation Element, County and Hiking Trails PETERS CANYON TRAIL THROUGH TUSTIN GOALS: 1. PROVIDE ACCESS TO THE COUNTY'S EQUESTRIAN TRAIL WHICH LINKS THE MOUNTAINS TO UPPER NEWPORT BAY. 2.'PROVIDE A SAFE AND ATTRACTIVE AMENITY TO THE COMMUNITY. 3. PROVIDE LINKAGES THROUGH COMMUNITY OPEN.SPACE COMBINATION BICYCLE/ EQUESTRIAN TRAIL (CLASS 1)�MMM Attachment - A Attachment - B 34. Lucas Canyon Trail: Along Lucas Canyon from the San Juan Creek Trail in Ronald W. Caspers Regional Park to the San Diego County line within the Cleveland National Forest. Approximately 4.5 miles. 35. Cristianitos Trail: Along Cristianitos Canyon from the San Juan Creek Trail to the San Diego County line at San Onofre State Park. Approximately 4.8 miles. 36. Prima Deshecha Trail: Along or near a Southern California Edison Company easement from the San Juan Creek Trail to the Cristianitos Trail at the San Diego County line. Approximately 6.3 miles. 37. Salt Creek Trail: Through the San Juan Community Park and Laguna Niguel area from the Arroyo Trabuco Trail to the Aliso Creek Trail near Laguna Niguel Regional Park. Approximately 7.3 miles. 38. Oso Creek Trail: Along Oso Creek from the Arroyo Trabuco Trail to the Nellie Gail Ranch community. Approximately 3.8 miles. 39. Niguel Trail: Along Crown Valley and Mounton Parkways from Oso Creek to Laguna Niguel Regional Park. Approximately 2.0 miles. 40. Nellie Gail Trail: Along Oso Parkway, La Paz Road and Moulton Parkway from Oso Creek to the Aliso Creek Trail. Approximately 2.0 miles. 41. Wood Canyon Trail: Through Wood Canyon, Sycamore Hills and Laurel Canyon - from the Aliso Creek Trail to a junction with the Emerald Canyon'Trail and Irvine Coast Trail. Approximately 5.5 miles. 42. Emerald Canyon Trail:. Through Emerald Canyon from a junction with the Wood Canyon Trail and Irvine Coast Trail to Crystal Cove State Park near Pacific Coast Highway. Approximately 4.0 miles. X43. -Irvine Coast Trail: Through Bommer Canyon and William R. Mason Regional Park from a junction with the Wood Canyon Trail and Emerald Canyon Trail to a junction with the Santa Ana Heights Trail and Peters Canyon Trail near University Drive. Approximately 8.2 miles. '44. Santa Ana Heights Trail: Along the San Diego Creek Channel and through ` Santa Ana Heights from a junction with the Irvine Coast Trail and Peters Canyon Trail to the Orange County Fairgrounds. Approximately 5.0 miles. 45. Peters Canyon Trail: Along the San Diego Creek Channel, Peters Canyon Channel and Peters Canyon Wash from a junction with the Irvine Coast Trail and Santa Ana Heights Trail to Irvine Regional Park. Approximately 12.0 miles. 46. Wagon Wheel Trail: The Wagon Wheel Trail extends from Wagon Wheel Canyon Wilderness Park southeasterly across Canada Gobernadora, then easterly to link with the Bell Canyon Trail on the Ridge at the boundary of Caspers Wilderness Park. REC-6-11 r Trail (19). Also, provision of a safe crossing of Alicia Parkway will need special attention. 41. Wood Canyon Trail The Wood Canyon Trail commences at the Aliso Creek Trail (19) at the mouth of Wood Canyon and extends northerly along the bottom of Wood Canyon to its headwaters easterly of E1 Toro Road. It then crosses over the ridge and descends through a planned open space area to the vicinity of the E1 Toro Road/Laguna Canyon Road intersection. Following a crossing of both roads, the trail extends up Laurel Canyon to a point on the ridge near the headwaters of Emerald Canyon where it will join the Emerald Canyon Trail (42) and Irvine Coast Trail (43) . Special consideration will need to be given to the location of the crossing of E1 Toro Road and Laguna Canyon Road and how the trail will descend the steep slope to E1 Toro Road from the south. 42. Emerald Canyon Trail The Emerald Canyon Trail commences at the junction of the Wood Canyon Trail (41) and Irvine Coast Trail (43) on the ridgeline and extends southwesterly down into Emerald Canyon following the bottom of Canyon to a point near the boundary of the City of Laguna Beach where it turns northwesterly and climbs over the hills into Crystal Cove State Park, where it terminates in a staging area in the State park plan. Special coordination with the State Department of Parks and Recreation will be needed. 43. Irvine Coast Trail The Irvine Coast Trail commences at the junction of the Wood Canyon Trail (41) and Emerald Canyon Trail (42) and extends northwesterly generally along the coastal side of the ridge to the point near future Sand Canyon Avenue at the northerly end of Crystal Cove State Park. At this point the trail crosses the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor and drops down the face of Bommer Canyon and extends northerly past Sand Canyon Reservoir to William R. Mason Regional Park. The trail extends westerly through the regional park and across and parallel to University Drive to the San Diego Creek Channel to a junction with the Santa Ana Heights Trail (44) and Peters Canyon Trail (45). Special consideration is appropriate for the section of the trail along the ridge near the State park, San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor and Sand Canyon Avenue to provide for a suitable trail location and highway crossings. The crossing of University Drive near William R. Mason Regional Park will also need special attention. REC-6-24 ,j44. - Santa Ana Heights Trail The Santa Ana Heights Trail begins at the junction of the Irvine Coast Trail (43) and Peters Canyon Trail (45) and extends westerly along and across the San Diego Creek Channel and under MacArthur Boulevard, the future Corona del Mar Freeway and Jamboree Road to the Upper Newport Bay area. The trail then continues northwesterly outside the edge of the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve to join the Santa Ana Delhi Channel. It continues north along the flood control channel maintenance road past the Newport Beach Golf Course across Mesa Drive and Irvine Avenue to Santa Ana Avenue. The trail then extends southwesterly along the northwesterly side of Santa Ana Avenue and then northwesterly along Mesa Drive to cross Newport Boulevard and the future Costa Mesa Freeway to the Orange County Fairgrounds stable facility. Special consideration will need to be given to the crossing of the San Diego Creek Channel, possibly with a removable bridge or dip crossing. Trail routing studies should be undertaken for the trail as it skirts the Upper Newport Bay Ecological Reserve. Special attention will need to be given the trail as it crosses Mesa Drive, Irvine Boulevard and Santa Ana Avenue. Coordination with the Santa Ana Country Club will be required along Santa Ana Avenue and Mesa Drive. The crossing of the two frontage roads at Newport Boulevard and the bridge crossing of the Costa Mesa Freeway will need special attention and coordination with Caltrans and the City of Costa Mesa. Alternate routes may be considered for this trail, and it should have close study before a final route is established between Upper Newport Bay and the County Fairgrounds. 45. "Peters Canyon Trail The Peters Canyon Trail extends northeasterly from the junction of the Santa Ana Heights Trail (44) and the Irvine Coast Trail (43) along the San Diego Creek and Peters Canyon Channels and Peters Canyon Wash to the Peters Canyon Reservoir area, where it crosses over the hill across Santiago Canyon Road to join the Santiago Creek Trail (14) within Irvine Regional Park. Special consideration will need to be given to the crossing of the San Diego Creek Channel near Barranca Road, where the San Diego Creek Channel turns southeasterly and the Peters Canyon Channel continues to be northeast. Crossings of Main Street, Barranca Road, Warner Avenue and Walnut Avenue will need special consideration. The Santa Ana Freeway crossing will need to be considered along with the ultimate flood control plan for the area, with provisions being made at that time for space for the equestrian trail to cross under the freeway, even though it may be flooded from time to time during storms. Also, the crossings of Irvine Boulevard, Bryan Avenue and Santiago Canyon Road will need special attention. 46. Wagon Wheel Trail: The Wagon Wheel Trail extends from Wagon Wheel Canyon Wilderness Park southeasterly across Canada Gobernadora, then easterly to link with the Bell Canyon Trail on the Ridge at the boundary of Caspers Wilderness Park. REC-6-25 Attachment - C z Via¢-" ;. •' ti 2w Q W z Cc wo W = y{Z 0 CL ku FS �i yi civ T �. z f- L = UW t ho U) Z w OLi w jr OCC • ] ' - �`"� :1' J _,-``tire •r .tOC ',.. �.-•. • - / .,m>.>2 gym¢'• _ 3 ,-o �� ?• `¢-•.•••• jam. r i1• _� � ' �Vr _ �•', �; `�i� �•• 'J:►...«, .�..:. � y<js>f ; i . 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