Yorba Linda looks tidy from the road — manicured medians, looping cul-de-sacs, the steady hum of suburbia. But step off the main streets and the place opens up: avocado groves gone wild, equestrian trails carved into the hills, a presidential birthplace sitting quietly between strip malls. This hunt threads twelve stops through the parts most people drive past.
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- 01
Yorba Linda Heritage Museum (Bryant Ranch House)
"Begin at 5700 Susanna Bryant Drive — find the 1911 California Craftsman ranch house. Count the chimneys on the roof."
33.8749, -117.7085Start walking here - 0 m~1 min walkhead N from stop 102
Yorba Linda Santa Fe Railway Depot
"On the same lawn as the ranch house, find the wooden depot. Look above the door for the year carved into the lintel."
33.8749, -117.7085Walk from stop 1 - 4.4 mi~94 min walkhead W from stop 203
Historic Yorba Cemetery
"Inside Woodgate Park near 6749 Parkwood Court, a small adobe-walled graveyard sits behind a wrought-iron gate. Find the oldest Yorba family headstone you can read."
33.8647, -117.7836Walk from stop 2 - 320 m~4 min walkhead E from stop 304
Don Bernardo Yorba Hacienda Historical Marker (CHL #226)
"At the northeast corner of Esperanza Road and Echo Hill Lane, find California Historical Landmark No. 226 — a stone monument marking the vanished hacienda. Read the year Bernardo Yorba was granted his rancho."
33.8645, -117.7801Walk from stop 3 - 2.8 mi~61 min walkhead NW from stop 405
Richard Nixon Presidential Library & Birthplace
"At 18001 Yorba Linda Boulevard, find the small white farmhouse beside the reflecting pool. Count the windows on the front face."
33.8886, -117.8200Walk from stop 4 - 510 m~7 min walkhead ENE from stop 506
Yorba Linda Public Library & Cultural Arts Center
"At 18181 Imperial Highway, find the bronze marker outside the main entrance. Read the city motto carved in the stone."
33.8908, -117.8151Walk from stop 5 - 0.6 mi~14 min walkhead WNW from stop 607
Adventure Playground at Hurless Barton Park
"At 4601 Casa Loma Avenue, find the playground built around a zipline, treehouse, and splash pad. Count the slides — including the waterslide."
33.8945, -117.8255Walk from stop 6