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Our goal in writing this guide was to bring into sharp focus virtually every walk worth taking on still-wild public lands conveniently accessible to the average Orange Countian. The hikes range in difficulty from short strolls through selected urban parks and preserves to canyon treks in the Santa Ana Mountains that challenge any adventurer.

Because of Orange County’s rather small area (782 square miles) but larger sphere of influence, a number of hikes in this book lie either partly or wholly outside the county boundaries. These are found in the following areas: Chino Hills State Park, extending into San Bernardino and Riverside Counties; Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Reserve, in southwestern Riverside County; San Onofre State Beach, in northern San Diego County; and the entire Trabuco Ranger District of Cleveland National Forest, spilling into Riverside and San Diego Counties. (Two other units of the Cleveland Forest, the Palomar and Descanso Districts, extend farther east and south across Riverside and San Diego Counties. Those units, along with other public lands in San Diego County, are covered in Afoot & Afield San Diego County. For those interested in hikes in other parts of Southern California, the Afoot & Afield series also encompasses Los Angeles County and the Inland Empire.)