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At 1.6 miles, you come to an intersection with the wide Bommer Ridge Road. Turn left and proceed south on a gently falling, then gently rising course to the intersection of Boat Canyon Road on the right (2.5 miles from the start). On the left, just past Boat Canyon Road but before the next intersecting road on the right, take the narrow Laguna Ridge Trail, which goes briefly up a 912-foot knoll, then suddenly and precipitously plunges down to Laguna Canyon.

Rough and worn deeply into the sandstone bedrock, it approaches a 40% grade in a couple of spots. It, too, sticks to a plunging ridgeline. Near the bottom of that plunge, the trail veers left (east), almost reaching the pavement of Laguna Canyon Road (3.3 miles). The final leg goes up and down a couple of times, staying parallel to but decently clear of the busy roadway. At 3.7 miles, you meet Big Bend Trail, which leads 0.2 mile down to the starting point.

trip 4.5 Laguna Bowl Loop

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Distance 4.1 miles (loop)

Hiking Time 2 hours