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I (David) recently hiked every trip in this book. The fourth-edition fieldwork involved more than 850 miles of hiking and 10,000 miles of driving, spread across more than 100 days. For this edition, I eliminated three hikes: Laurel Spring is less interesting after the Santiago Fire, the access gate for Cold Spring Canyon is closed, and the Oak Trail Loop is less compelling than the partially overlapping Bell Canyon hike. In return, I added 40 hikes, most notably trips in Irvine Ranch, Aliso Canyon, the Santa Ana Mountains, and Chino Hills, as well as three regional trails from the foothills to the ocean.

Roads and trails can and do change. Publicly accessible open-space acreage is increasing, and new trails are being constructed and opened for public use. In the national forest, the greater demand for recreational use is leading to new regulations and new use patterns. I will continue to insert fresh updates in future printings of this edition, and a fifth edition will undoubtedly appear in the future. You can keep me apprised of recent developments and/or changes by writing to me in care of Wilderness Press at info@wildernesspress.com. I will appreciate your comments.