TO TRAILHEAD: I-405 S to CA 73 south to Irvine Ave. exit; right onto Irvine. Left onto University Dr. Quick right into Peter and Mary Muth Interpretive Center parking area.
Position Format:
Datum:
Tracks
NBT01
Distance: 1.25 mi
Points: 300
Calories: none
Total Time: none
Speed: 0.0 mph
Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none
Speed: 0.0 mph
Pace: 0:00 / mi
Newport Bay Track 1
NBT02
Distance: 2.51 mi
Points: 596
Calories: none
Total Time: none
Speed: 0.0 mph
Pace: 0:00 / mi
Active Time: none
Speed: 0.0 mph
Pace: 0:00 / mi
Newport Bay Track 2
Points of Interest
NBT001
Location: 33.653133, -117.885910
Follow trail toward interpretive center; take the first R down to the mud flats
NBT002
Location: 33.652531, -117.885689
L @ T, then R @ paved bike path
NBT003
Location: 33.650337, -117.875595
R onto trail; follow to bike path; go R
NBT004
Location: 33.652885, -117.867516
Jamboree Rd.; retrace steps back to Waypoint 2
NBT005
Location: 33.652531, -117.885689
L @ T; immediate L @ Y
NBT006
Location: 33.653194, -117.888504
L @ Y; ornithologists claim more than 35,000 birds use this unique estuary in winter and spring
NBT007
Location: 33.651703, -117.889107
L @ T & immediate L @ Y; watch for the endangered Saltmarsh Bird's Beak (hairy bluish green leaves with white flowers)
NBT008
Location: 33.644489, -117.892502
Straight at 4-way across creek; quick L @ T
NBT009
Location: 33.642166, -117.891037
L @ Y, then L again @ Y
NBT010
Location: 33.641777, -117.892197
R @ Y
NBT011
Location: 33.645790, -117.893341
Cross bridge; return to car via West Bluff Hiking Trail