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Summary: Entering the Chino Hills State park from the south Entrance at Rim crest Dr. puts you right in the middle of a great park with an abundance of wildlife and scenery. The hike starts off on the south ridge trail from Rim crest dr. Hike west along the south ridge trail as it allows you views of Orange County. At about 2miles, the road forks. follow to the right on Diemer trail. Diemer trail winds down the hill for about a quarter mile. At the bottom, head east on Telegraph Canyon back 2 miles until you see the trailhead for easy street. head south on easy street trail and back to Rim crest dr. The ridge portion offers scenic views but little shaded areas. Telegraph Canyon offers great shaded areas to stop for a snack and cool down. The easy street trail a smaller trail that is off limits to mountain biking, but still be aware as bikers tend to ignore this rule. Easy street is also a moderately steep climb just over .3 mile. Trailhead: From the 91 Freeway, exit at Imperial Highway proceed north to Kellogg Drive. Exit at Kellogg and head north to the last intersection. Make a right turn on Yorba Linda blvd, followed by a left on Fairmont. Head North past the Yorba Linda education center and make a left at Rim Crest. The trail head is located at the northeast end of Rim Crest Drive just next to the last house. (Lat:33.91761 Lon:-117.78957) Trail Guides for Diemer Trail loop Chino Hills State Park: Afoot and Afield in Orange County by Jerry Schad (Wilderness Press) Best Easy Day Hikes Orange County by Randy Vogel (Falcon Publishing) Best Seasons: Fall, Spring, Winter, User Groups: Hikers, Bikes, Horses, Ranger Contact: Chino Hills State Park 909 780-6222 Localhikes Reporter: This hike was submitted by David Muro, who has posted 7 other hikes on this site Trail Reviews Page 1 of 2 Submit your own review 
Reviewed by JZR on 4/28/2008 I didnt exactly follow this trail, but you should know that most of the single track is severely overgrown. Makes for a fun day of bushwhacking, but also be careful, dont get lost. At 100 degrees, I was glad to have extra water and a map. Still not all trails are well marked. I could not find Easy Street at all. But I did see a Mountain Lion on Telegraph Canyon, between Little Canyon and Four Corners. A relatively small cat, ran away as soon as he heard me coming.
Reviewed by jack_okole on 4/23/2008 I live in this area and do it both ways. Clockwise is probably easier overall cuz once you get over the first hill its mostly downhill. Telegraph is an easy grade up and Easy Street is a short climb out of the canyon and puts you right at the Rim Crest entrance. When going clockwise, easy street does sneek up on you on your right and dives under trees and across a little stream. You can easily walk by it if you are talking and not expecting it. Good training loop for trail running. Watch for mtb bikes barrelling down descents. 
Reviewed by Randy on 11/3/2007 The directions were WAY off base, just simply wrong. We hiked this trail today and got completely lost. We got as far as the Telegraph Canyon trail, went 2 more miles and further, and saw no sign for "Easy Street Trail." We saw Sycamore Trail and another trail marked only as "Trail" but no Easy Street. We kept going on Telegraph Canyon and then turnd around and got coompletely lost. Granted, I should have taken a complete park map but the hike was only 4 miles and I thought the directions would suffice. Needless to say, after 3 hours of wandering around, we called in the SB County Sheriffs Dept to pick us up. Embarassing, yes, but we were exhausted and had no water left. We took plenty for 2 hours but not 4 plus hours.
Reviewed by carlos on 10/1/2007 its a nice hike and workout,my favorite trail was easy street,its a good climb.i would hike again and its not moderate its easy specially for rookies.
Reviewed by Dave on 8/26/2007 Hiked a portion of this yesterday afternoon. Started at the Rim Crest entrance and went up the south ridge trail, down Diemer trail and then hiked out to the main park entrance via telegraph canyon. It was nice, only saw three other people and only then when I was at the end of the trail. Kind of spooky hearing the gas flow through the gas line, took me a second to figure out where that sound was coming from. Got to see a couple of good sized coveys of quail flush from the trees. All in all, a nice afternoon hike.
Reviewed by emily feldman on 6/10/2007 i do this trail backwards (counter clockwise) and i love it. I prefer to end the hike coming downhill and i liked hiking up diemer trail a lot. It was definitely difficult and it was hottttt, but i did not want to start my hike going up that big hill on south ridge trail. i stopped for a couple breathers and a bathroom break and stopped to eat an apple and it took me an hour and a half. Lots of bikers, a couple runners, and lots of birds.
Reviewed by Michael on 4/2/2007 Hiked in the afternoon...really nice and breezy. Not a difficult hike but there are a few spots where you'll get a workout. Lots of small animals running and flying around which was pretty cool. If you're hiking w/ a gorup be aware of the mountain bikers. Some of them just come flying around corners or over hills and if you are crowding the trail you may get nailed. I would do it again. 
Reviewed by Matt on 11/12/2006 We hiked it this morning at 8am and there were quite a few people on bikes and some runners. We went clockwise and only the very first hill was tiring. There are a few sections where you have to jump through mud/water, but it was an enjoyable hike. Notice: Traveling in the backcountry can be hazardous. You are responsible for informing yourself about these hazards and taking necessary precautions. Information on this web site comes from volunteer reporters and may contain errors or omissions. A current guidebook and proper equipment are essential for safe enjoyment of the hikes posted on this site. Keys: California Hiking, California Trails, California Hikes, Orange County Hiking, Orange County Trails, Orange County Hikes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||