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To make a loop, turn left and follow the sidewalk west along the road. In 0.7 mile, join a paved trail leading to a gazebo with a compass rose. Transmission lines partially obscure the views of the mansions across the canyon. Don’t be lured down the gated road toward one of the transmission line towers. Instead, continue west and rejoin the sidewalk before reaching the signed Bobcat Trail in 0.2 mile near Harbor Watch Park. Benches at the trailhead provide a good place to rest and take in views of the canyon, Newport Bay, and the ocean.

Descend the Bobcat Trail, initially a powerline service road. At a fork, stay right on a narrower trail. In 0.6 mile, cross a footbridge to the signed junction with the Buck Gully Trail. Turn right and retrace your steps to the trailhead.

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chapter 3

Crystal Cove State Park

South of Newport Bay, the shoreline topography, so flat and uninspiring back along the north county coast, becomes bold and dramatic. Cliffs provide a backdrop for restless surf breaking upon smooth, sandy beaches and rocky reefs or surging into secluded coves. In the hills behind the wave-cut cliffs, you can see, imprinted on the slopes, a muted stairstep pattern of earlier cliffs that used to border the ocean long before this area was uplifted to its present height.