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Newport Beach

Pier pilings, tidepools, and the quiet streets behind the sand.

Newport Beach is more than the postcard version. Behind the pier and the bayfront mansions, there are tidepools older than the city, an island you can only reach by ferry, and a back bay full of egrets. This hunt traces the coast from the Wedge to the lighthouse, plus a few stops the locals keep to themselves.

The Map

Your route

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Pinch to zoom. Tap a marker to see the stop name. The dashed line traces the suggested walking order.

The Hunt

Turn-by-turn stops

Each stop shows the walking distance and direction from the previous one, plus a tap-through to your phone's maps for step-by-step directions.

  1. 01

    Balboa Pavilion

    "Where a gingerbread crown meets the bay, the old resort heart still gleams at dusk."

    33.6036, -117.8995Start walking here
  2. 350 m~5 min walkhead SSW from stop 1
    02

    Balboa Pier

    "A timber finger reaching to sea, where anglers swap tales with gulls and wind."

    33.6007, -117.9011Walk from stop 1
  3. 1.6 mi~35 min walkhead ESE from stop 2
    03

    The Wedge

    "Where waves ricochet off stone and fold into towering glassy peaks."

    33.5925, -117.8749Walk from stop 2
  4. 1.4 mi~30 min walkhead WNW from stop 3
    04

    Balboa Island Ferry

    "Three little boats whisk islanders and daydreams across a glittering gap."

    33.6004, -117.8973Walk from stop 3
  5. 820 m~11 min walkhead NNE from stop 4
    05

    Balboa Island Museum Newport Beach

    "On a village street, island stories are bottled like messages saved from the tide."

    33.6067, -117.8926Walk from stop 4
  6. 2.2 mi~47 min walkhead W from stop 5
    06

    Dory Fishing Fleet Fish Market

    "At dawn, sand-scraped boats trade the night’s catch for the day’s first coffee steam."

    33.6094, -117.9302Walk from stop 5