Nora Kuttner Recreational Trail

Awesome little trail! It’s hidden which is part of the appeal and once you get to the top you have a magnificent view of Fullerton and Orange County.

very small if you want to do a good hike. but great because it was close to home!

This trail is a little confusing. The sign for the entrance is by Park and Castlewood as you can see on the map. However, parking you will need to park in a residential area which I parked by Caminon Del Sol. You can just walk along the side until you hit the trail. It will be an upward climb but many bikers will be using the same trail so please share the road.
Or for a beginners version, you can park by Castlewood by Atherton Circle and there’s a quick entrance from there. Once you climb up, look to the left side of the hill. Climb up and you’ll see a picturesque view. Total time: less than 15 minutes.
There is another trail directly across from Castlewood that takes you all the way downwards to Rosecrans. That, you don’t want to take because you will be climbing upwards to get back to your car.
Easy trail, simple view. Lots of Cactus to see. People walk their dogs here so beware of poop!

I’m gonna be a bit confused with the parks, because the next 3 reviews are close to each other.
Nora Kuttner Recreational Trail is a trail that takes you from Parks/​Castlewood all the way to Euclid Street. At the beginning, you get to have a climb up (remember this trail is kinda small on side). You walk a while and to the left (supposedly) there is a guy who has a tombstone there. If you can see that (I did), you keep walking. You hope that there’s more tree cover but you don’t think you’ll have too much. But that’s okay. Keep walking and walking and walking and at the middle you’ll have the top/​apex. You will have a great shot/​view of the area, of the desert area. There’s a lot of sand/​mud in the area but it’s a good view to look at because you can see a lot in front of you. If and when you are done, you can take the walk all the way down and reach the end of the trail, which is at Euclid. There are some connections to some of the streets w/​cul de sacs, but at the end of the day it’s Parks-​Euclid connection. There are also some sewage pipes in the area.
Great shots if you need a video~
meow~ factor

I am not a very religious man but this trail reminded me of something I learned in Sunday school. «Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.»
This trail is just a straight line up and over a hill and all the way down to Bastanchury… then only for you to walk back up and over a hill back to your car. It’s ugly and boring on a cool day but it’s gotta be close to that shadow of death thing on a hot day.
What a miserable place. I don’t even remember seeing or hearing any animals other than the sole buzzard circling overhead as I complained about walking up hill both ways to my car.
Grrr!

Had a great time hiking the area! The trail connects to multiple parks and nearby trails in the area. Plenty of space with designated trails for hikers and Mountain Bikes. Great for residents that don’t have the time to drive further to get a good workout. I hate being looky-​loo but there are a lot of beautiful homes along the way to see as well. Bring your kids too! Plenty of places to rest and explore.

I really enjoyed coming to this trail and plan on coming back more often. Coming here we were confused on where to park so ended up finding parking in probably not the correct place. The scenery inside is full of cactus plants. I have never seen so much cactus, but it was definitely a pretty sight. As for a lot of trails they run alongside the backyard of some really nice homes. This trail has a lot of homes with beautiful backyards that are really nice to look at.
The trail has two ways you can go up… One Is for hikers and one is for bicycles. It shows that horses go up there too but when I was there I didn’t see any. I really liked the incline up the hill. I could really feel it in my calves and glutes. It was my kind of workout. Some areas have a lot of rocks and wood sticking out so you have to be really careful where you are walking. You can get some really cool pictures at the top! Can’t wait to come back.

I love that this hike is uphill because you can really put your glutes to work. At the top you have a beautiful view of Fullerton hills. They have a bike trail and another for hikers. We used the bike trail which is more narrow and the incline was pretty intense. Just watch out for the rocks sticking out, I almost tripped.
There are lots of cactus everywhere. They have flower buds which haven’t bloomed yet but I’m sure once they do it looks beautiful. The scenery is okay with lots of dry trees and shrubs. Definitely don’t want to strike a match up here. You can tell people come up and party at the top because there was beer cans and cases left behind. No problem with having a little fun, I know I do, but at least pick up your trash and preserve the area.

I personally like it I went on a great sunny day and I had a blast with my family, it’s cool cause you can upgrade your walk all the way to the Laguna Lake Park. Yes look out for bikers they love the speed of the down hill so you may want to pull over to the side and enjoy the view. It’s great I counted 5 wild rabbits by the time I left. Enjoy the free activity. (GoodLiving)

Overall, this is a nice short trail that leads to and from others in the area. It’s got some good hills to it too.
The trail is sandwiched between a residential tract and the Robert E. Ward Nature Preserve. I went early in the morning and it was nice and quiet, not too many people out, just the way I like it [:
I wouldn’t go after the rain, it gets pretty muddy. The first hill is pretty tricky to make it up and even worse going down (I actually did a victory dance when I made it to the bottom with out falling on my bum!).
Watch out for bikers! The hills are steep and you may not see them coming around the corner until it’s too late. Oh, and you have to share the trail with horses too… didn’t see too much poo so I don’t think they come that way very often.
I’ll have to hit this again when the sunny warm socal weather returns… Until then, get out and keep active!