Hiking Trail Conditions & Alerts

*Public Notice and Geologist Report for Portuguese Bend Reserve Trail Closures*

If you visit the Nature Preserve trails for hiking, please do so responsibly and be mindful of your interactions. Please read the LA County Department of Public Health (LADPH) health guidelines for trails and their "Sharing the Trail" etiquette tips.

Hiking trail conditions can change from day to day. Check this webpage for information on temporary trail closures and trail circulation plans, and obey all posted trail signs.


Hiking Trail Conditions and Alerts

The following trails are temporarily closed:

Portuguese Bend Reserve:

Updated Portuguese Bend Reserve Trail Closures (PDF) Opens in new window

Barn Owl Trail

Burma Road Trail – between Eagle’s Nest Trail (secondary) junction to Barn Owl Trail junction 

Grapevine Trail

Ishibashi Trail

Klondike Canyon Trail –between Conqueror Trail to Panorama Trail (secondary) junction 

Kubota Trail

Paintbrush Trail

Panorama Trail

Peppertree Trail – between Landslide Scarp Trail junction to Private Property junction 

Peppertree Trail – between Ishibashi Farm Junction to South of Sandbox Trail

Rim Trail

Sandbox Trail

Toyon Trail

Vanderlip Trail - Upper segment between Burma Road Trail junction to Gary's Gulch Trail

Water Tank Trail

Ocean Trails Reserve:

Section of Catalina Trail and Bridge located between Lakeview Trail and Coastal Switchback Trail (click/tap image to view full size)

Coastal Switchback Trail  (click/tap image to view full size)

Ocean Trails Map closure Catalina bridge


Abalone Cove Reserve:

Inspiration Point Trail (click/tap image to view full size)

Cliffside Trail (click/tap image to view full size)

Sea Dahlia Trail (click/tap image to view full size)

West Sacred Cove Trail and Cave Trail (click/tap image to view full size)

Olmsted Trail from Smuggler's Trail junction to Abalone Cove Beach (click/tap image to view full size) - Closed December 1 - December 2 only

Portuguese Point Loop Trail (click/tap image to view full size) - Closed December 1 - December 2 only

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