Rains in Orange County are preparing us for a beautiful wildflower season this year, and many of the parks, public landmarks and gardens are already in bloom ahead of spring. Poppies, lilacs and wild roses are just a few of the floral varieties that can be found blooming throughout the region’s wilderness parks and arboretums. Just remember when hiking one of these 20+ locations in Orange County to see wildflowers to stay on the path and bring extra sunscreen!

Where can you go for a loop hike in a wilderness area in Orange County? Why, Weir Canyon of course. Weir Canyon Trail provides a 3.8mile loop over undulating terrain on the side of Weir Canyon in the Anaheim Hills below the Santa Ana Mountains. There is 350 feet of elevation between the high and low points of the loop, but all the ups and downs along the trail make it feel more like a hike with a thousand feet of elevation gain. The sunexposed hike passes interesting sandstone formations and rises to views over Anaheim as it explores Weir Canyon Wilderness Park, which is a lessvisited part of Santiago Oaks Regional Park.

Get started from a trailhead at the corner of Hidden Canyon Road and Overlook Terrace in a residential area on northeast side of Santiago Oaks Regional Park. Spot the trail regulations sign with for the Weir Canyon Wilderness Park and begin walking east up Weir Canyon Trail. You will reach a junction after a tenth of a mile where the loop begins.

The Weir Canyon Trail Loop is shaped roughly like a stretched out northeastsouthwest running oval, with a higher side to the west and a lower side to the east. To hike the higher side of the loop first, turn left, tackling Weir Canyon Trail in a clockwise direction. The loop trail is made up of both single track and wide dirt road, and this first stretch of the hike is on a single track. Weir Canyon Trail never actually visits the bottom of Weir Canyon and instead crosses higher and lower points on the northwest side of the canyon. #nature #flowers #wildflowers #flower #sos #naturephotography #macro #photography #flowersofinstagram #walkercanyon #flowerphotography #flowerstagram #calumhood #ashtonirwin

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