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Heidi Deal

Heidi Deal is the author of the Newcomers Handbook to Living In Los Angeles & Orange County, and a children’s book author specializing in history and human rights. When she's not writing you can find her solo hiking and going on new adventures with her kids and pup.

Best Hiking and Mountain Biking Trails in OC

Orange County residents and visitors have a generous selection of places to get out in nature. The OC Parks system has over 20 regional parks, wilderness parks, and open space preserves. Whether you’re looking for a shady hike, a place to hit the trails on your mountain bike, or a place for horseback riding, these …

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Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve

The Santa Margarita River Trail Preserve is one of the last remaining free-flowing rivers in Southern California and is part of the South Coast Ecoregion, one of Earth’s 25 hotspots of threatened biodiversity. There are 18 miles of trails here for both hiking and equestrian use. Located in Fallbrook, east of Camp Pendleton, this is …

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