Long Beach
Cabrillo's calm cove to the downtown waterfront — all on the bike path.
- Distance
- ~7 miles
- Time
- 2.5–3.5 hours walking · 45 min biking
- Difficulty
- Easy · flat
- Best at
- Late afternoon
- Stops
- 9
- Walk total
- 8.9 mi · ~190 min
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- 01
Cabrillo Beach
"Begin on the inner cove side, where the breakwater turns ocean swell into a child-safe lagoon. Find the bathhouse with the red tile roof."
33.70800, -118.28100Pin on map - 1.1 mi · ~24 min · head N from stop 102
22nd Street Landing & San Pedro Waterfront
"Follow the bike path north along the harbor's edge until you reach the sportfishing docks. Look for the white-hulled charter boats lined up like piano keys."
33.72420, -118.28070Pin on map - 1.3 mi · ~27 min · head N from stop 203
USS Iowa Battleship (Pacific Battleship Center)
"Continue north on the harbor bike path until you can't miss her — 887 feet of grey steel tied to Berth 87. Find the bow and look up at the gold leaf seal."
33.74230, -118.27720Pin on map - 940 m · ~13 min · head NNE from stop 304
Vincent Thomas Bridge Vista
"Just past the Iowa, look east. The green suspension bridge soaring over the main channel is your visual landmark — find the best vantage from the waterfront promenade."
33.74940, -118.27170Pin on map - 4.6 mi · ~98 min · head E from stop 405
Queen Mary
"Cross the Queensway Bridge (full bike/pedestrian path on the south side) and descend to the lagoon. The 1,019-foot Art Deco ocean liner is unmistakable. Find the three red-and-black funnels."
33.75370, -118.19220Pin on map - 740 m · ~10 min · head NNW from stop 506
Long Beach Lighthouse (Lions Lighthouse for Sight)
"From the Queen Mary, recross the bridge to the north shore and follow the bike path east into Shoreline Aquatic Park. Find the white triangular lighthouse on its own little promontory."
33.76020, -118.19410Pin on map - 370 m · ~5 min · head E from stop 607
Shoreline Village
"Continue east along the marina path. Find the cluster of pastel Cape Cod–style shops over the water, with the antique carousel inside."
33.76080, -118.19020Pin on map - 630 m · ~8 min · head W from stop 708
Rainbow Harbor & Aquarium of the Pacific
"Follow the wide pedestrian bridge over the lagoon back toward downtown. Find the wave-shaped blue glass building — the largest aquarium on the West Coast."
33.76190, -118.19690Pin on map - 400 m · ~5 min · head NNE from stop 809
The Pike Outlets (End of the Hunt)
"Finish where the path meets Pine Avenue. Find the giant Ferris wheel — it stands where Long Beach's original 1902 amusement park, the Pike, once ran a wooden roller coaster called the Cyclone Racer."
33.76500, -118.19470Pin on map