Los Angeles·Sunrise·Beach path, flat
Santa Monica Strand
12.5 km+10 m5:00 /km
- Distance
- 12.5km
- Elevation
- +10m
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Best season
- Oct — Apr
- Soul quality
- Water9.4
compacted coastal path with timber-stepped viewpoints
IArrivalStart · Santa Monica Pier north deck (fully step-free · Marvin Braude Bike Trail · Blue Badge parking)
IIThe path12.5 km · Easy
Xymove · rendering the line
Xymove Map
12.5 km loop
Live · pinch, drag, zoom34.009, -118.497
Measuring the drawn line…
Elevation · +10 mOpen in OSM
+4 m gainPeak 4 m · 12.5 km
Elevation profile: total gain 4 metres, peak 4 m above start, low 0 m.Snapped to real footpaths · Garmin · Strava · Komoot · Coros · Apple Watch
IIIPresenceWhat this loop asks of you, and gives back.
Pier to Venice — Pacific on your right the whole way.
Start
Santa Monica Pier north deck (fully step-free · Marvin Braude Bike Trail · Blue Badge parking)
End
Santa Monica Pier north deck (loop returns to start)
Mindful-pace time
2 h 30 min walking · 1 h 15 min running
Step-free rating
★★★★☆ Mostly accessible · adaptive strollers and confident mobility users
Tempo engine · Flowing
4:47–5:18 /km
Ride the line. If effort spikes, ease back into the rhythm — don't push through.
Predominantly compacted coastal path with timber-stepped viewpoints with a few brief unpaved sections. Off-road strollers and adaptive trail chairs manage well; standard road wheelchairs can complete the paved core.
Wheelchair Stroller Step-free
- WaterRefill at each trailhead and cafe pavilion along the coast
- BenchesTimber benches at every headland and viewpoint
- ToiletsAccessible toilets at the trailhead, mid-route pavilion and finish
- ShadeMilkwood copses at each headland; open sky between them
- Rest pointsEvery headland is a genuine pause — bench, ocean, wind at eye level
Because the Marvin Braude Trail is the Pacific's own promenade — sand on one side, palms on the other, and the ocean setting the tempo the whole way to Venice.