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To reach the Laguna Lake Park endpoint, from Highway 91 (the Riverside Freeway) in Fullerton, take the Euclid Street exit. Head north on Euclid Street for about 4 miles to Lakeview Road. Turn right (east) on Lakeview Road and go 0.5 mile to Hermosa Drive. Turn right (east) on Hermosa Drive and go 0.1 mile to Lakeside Drive. The northwest entrance to Laguna Lake Park is at this intersection.
To reach the North County Court municipal building endpoint, from the Riverside Freeway, take Exit 28 and head north on South Harbor Boulevard. Continue until you reach the intersection of North Berkeley Avenue. Take a left on North Berkeley Avenue, and the trailhead and parking area is at the North County Court Building immediately on your left.
The JCT is a 2.5 mile dirt (mtb) trail that is perfect for newbies and family. The address is 360 W Valley View Dr. Park in the south section behind the Fullerton Courthouse where the trail starts. You will see the trail in front of you. Once you're set get on the trail. There will be several street crossings and you'll be sharing the trail with walkers, joggers, and horseback riders. Always give the horseback riders plenty of leeway, always! You start with a moderate uphill. The trail is rather smooth with a few bumps. Whenever passing others remember to call yourself out to let them know where you'll be passing. There will be a few spots with gravel so take care. Halfway through you'll come to a staircase. You can try to ride down it lightly tapping your brakes. Don't be embarrassed to walk it. Nothing wrong with being safe, than sorry.
The second half starts when you cross Bastanchury Rd. and continuing on Morelia Ave. in front of you. After about a quarter mile it tees at the end and JCT continues on your right in front of you. It gets a little more bumpy with mild runts here and there. JCT ends when you see Laguna Lake to your left and a rest area in front of you with a couple of benches. Feel free to explore the lake and return by backtracking. Do this several times to get familiar riding on dirt and gravel with bumps and runts. After that you may want to get on the Hiltscher Trail which will be a little more demanding. Remember to always wear a helmet and show courtesy to others.
Juanita cook trail has a new bench with a lost/found box (East of the bench) close to water fountain for people/dogs. Tabebuia tree in full blossom with pink trumpet like flowers and yellow center. Safe, quiet and scenic during last visit. This trail is also used by mountain bikers and is dirt.
Family friendly, short and fun. Well kept with a few path ‘’oasis’ stops set up by the local residents. Definitely going back.
Trailheads for both the Juanita Cooke Greenbelt & Bud Turner Trails can be found at the same GPS coordinates N33.91010 W117.93399 elev 351’ with street parking on Lakeside Dr.
North from W Hermosa Dr. to the W Las Palmas Dr overpass, the trail is covered with bark mulch, then dirt as it descends for about ½ mile to north end where a flood control ditch cuts the trail. The view expands here over the valley to the tops of the San Gabriel Mountains, or lower to Graffiti on the back of the apartment carports.
The trail is much more Hoof friendly then wheel friendly, it has more mulch than some gardens. The dirt portion is rough with scattered gravel. The steep, rough grade south out of the W Bastanchury Rd crossing required me to turn around at that point from both directions.
The South Trailhead has parking in the North County Municipal Court lot at N33.87948 W117.92570 elev 209’. Going North at the first street crossing, W Valley View Dr., the curb is not cut, turn left up hill to a private drive. the other curb is cut at the trail. Only the Street crossing at N Richman Ave & W Hermosa Dr. has cut curbs on both sides.
Even with these detractors I enjoyed the trails ambience and conservations with the hoofers.
Noel Keller
"This trail follows the route of an abandoned railroad spur, so the grades and curves are gentle. I rode my mountain bike along the entire length of the trail in both directions. It is a good ride. Single tracks running parallel to the old roadbed in some places provide a more interesting ride for skilled bikers.
The trail is shown on the 2003 Thomas Street Guide on page 738.
The central portion of the trail runs along Morelia Ave. If you don't know that, you might have trouble following the trail.
A plaque posted at W. Valley View Dr. gives the history of the trail. Also posted at this location is the route of a 12-mile mountain bike ride around Fullerton.
Another trail through Hiltscher Park to Euclid Street makes a good side trip.
Although north end of the official trail may be at Hermosa Dr. near Laguna Lake, the path actually continues north until it is interrupted by the Coyote Creek channel. A rough informal path goes as far north as Imperial Highway, where the railroad spur still exists and there is a signalized grade crossing."
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