Red Tail and Rattlesnake Loop Hike - Crystal Cove State Park

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This is the hike you can find me on a few times a week, testing gear, shooting video, and enjoying the views. The Red Tail and Rattlesnake Loop is a fun and off-the-beaten path hike in Crystal Cove State Park that offers incredible ocean views and a secluded single track through native wilderness, including endangered coastal sage scrub.

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00:00 Hike Route
00:50 Pacific Ridge
01:50 Crystal Cove SP
03:30 Rattlesnake Trail
04:50 High Point
06:26 Tustin Blimps

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[patrickleborio]

I just did this hike two days ago. Awesome!!!!

[tylerwalton]

Thank you, again, for a fantastic video guide! Your content is the best! I believe that first bird you encountered is actually a California Thrasher.

[ervinslens]

Lovely hike man, views are simply breathtaking!! Your narration is flawless as well!

[Aaron-edxs]

I'm further south in San Diego, and my favorite I do often is Sycamore Canyon / Goodan Ranch southeast of Poway. Very similar good loop of 6 miles and around 1, 000 feet up down. Always a great day when I spend a couple hours there

[JasonRaneses]

The single or double loops around Crystal Cove are also pretty nice. Awesome to have this area in our backyard.

[connordutton]

Have you ever hiked Bell View trail in RSM? It’s a very foot training hike!

[LivingMoreFully]

What a beautiful local hike you have! Your videos inspire me to check these out. I'm grateful for my local hikes which are closer to the Santa Monica Mountains. I'm doing the Backbone Trail for my longer hikes during this shoulder season and the Trans-Catalina Trail for the first time a couple of weeks ago. Thanks again!

[thomas.kovacik]

one of my favorites too- solid mileage to prep or Jacinto / Gorgonio trips. Love that 10 mile loop from the ridge parking lot

[bmwohl]

Thanks, Cris. Nice views. Here in the Bighorn National Forest, we've got too much mud and snow for this kind of a hike and not enough snow to XC ski. I'll be backpacking overnight soon enough. I've enjoyed watching some of your gear videos today while I build my enthusiasm for getting out.

[Mdogbrown]

Love your channel. I’m going to hike Little Bear, Blanca peak and Ellingwood this summer. I will camp at lake Como for several nights to acclimate (coming from Missouri). Do you have any “go to” foods for multi day trip? Also, thanks for your review of the Epix Pro. I ended up selling my Fenix to get one and couldn’t be happier.

[arjunbhattacherjee]

This is my neighborhood..have done the loop trail ..nice..

[ericcsuf]

The two birds from ~5:16-5:30 are turkey vultures. You can usually identify them from a distance just by the way the rock back and forth when they glide. Your video shows them doing just that.

[ginafrechette]

I am not an expert hiker, but I have been hiking for awhile. This was HARD for me. Steep rocky climbs. Wear long pants and long sleeves for the single track narrow part of the trail. It's overgrown and you could get scraped up.

[josephjameson]

Any chance you will bring back the acoustic guitar music at the end of your videos?

[Jambalayatrailforce]

I like this trail but its closed for a few days after a downpour 😢