Golf Course Approved, With Bicycle Path

The Orange County Board of Supervisors has approved development of a private golf course in the Arroyo Trabuco, near the community of Ladera Ranch, but will require a paved public bike path through the course.

The area had previously been zoned for sand and gravel extraction. The developer, Rancho Mission Viejo, will not be able to start on the golf course until a strip of land for the bike path has been designated, blueprints have been drafted and funds to build it have been set aside, according to conditions included in Wednesday’s approval.

The bike path will link up with the regional trail system, following Trabuco Creek and winding around the golf course before connecting to San Juan Capistrano’s Rancho Line Trail.