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From the three-way junction at the trailhead, pick up the Pacific Ridge Trail that leads south along a ridge. The vast area of luxury homes comes into view on your right, a stark contrast with the open, protected lands of the South Coast Wilderness on your left. Soon enter land belonging to Laguna Coast Wilderness Park. At 1.4 miles, pass a gate where the path enters Crystal Cove State Park and changes to No Name Ridge Road.

Just beyond, look for the narrow, rutty “Ticketron” trail branching left. Ticketron makes a radical drop (at least for mountain bike riders) toward the floor of shallow Deer Canyon, then settles into an easy grade as it approaches the trail camp, which features a picnic bench, a composting toilet, and sites to pitch a tent down near a scraggly line of live oaks and sycamores.

Beyond the campground, a short, steep climb leads to Redtail Ridge Trail, which is a fire road to the left (north). Follow this path north to a T-junction with Bommer Ridge Road, where you turn left and loop back to the trailhead.