Description
The Venta Spur Trail is a 3.31 mile trail along the roadbed of a former rail spur. In 1916 the spur served the Frances Packing House on the Irvine Ranch. Today it serves the local neighborhoods. The western portion is shaded and lushly landscaped. The eastern portion is a bit more open. Quite a pleasant ride on both ends.
The trail cuts across much of Irvine, from the Peters Canyon Wash to the 133 Toll road near the Great Park. It starts at the Peters Canyon Wash Trail between Kernville and Pacific Crest (GE: 33.723545° -117.780545°) and runs SE through the neighborhoods to end in a new subdivision between Sand Canyon Ave. and the 133 Eastern Transportation Corridor (toll road) at the junction of Crosspointe and Towngate (GE: 33.691804° -117.742068°).
Parking and Trail Access
From the I-5 freeway in Irvine, take the Jeffrey Rd. exit and head NE on Jeffrey for 1.08 miles to Bryan Ave. Turn right and take Bryan 0.33 miles to the entrance of Woodbury Park.
There are two community parks that can be used as full service trail heads. On the western side is the Hicks Canyon Community Park at 3864 Viewpoint Ave., Irvine. This is a half mile NE of the trail. On the eastern side is the Woodbury Community Park at 130 Sanctuary, Irvine. This is on the trail. In addition, there is the Silkwood Neighborhood Park at 1 Mayflower, on the trail. However, it has no restrooms and only on-street parking a lesser choice.
Meh...
By
dabigkahuna
in
April, 2013
Not a bad trail. Kind of nice. I wish that they would put crosswalks where the trail hits streets instead of making us go down to the next street to cross. It really kills to flow of the trail when you're on a bike.
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Across Irvine on the Venta Spur Trail
By
toolbear
in
January, 2010
THE VENTA SPUR TRAIL, IRVINE, CA.
12.21.09
There was a time and now it’s all gone by . . . when getting an orange in your Christmas stocking was a treat.
There was a time and now it’s all gone by . . . when Orange County had mile upon mile of ...
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