Newport Beach
Pier pilings, tidepools, and the quiet streets behind the sand.
- Distance
- ~7 miles
- Time
- 3 hours
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Best at
- Low tide
- Stops
- 12
- Walk total
- 21 mi · ~451 min
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- 01
The Wedge
"Start at the jetty's end. Watch a wave hit the rocks. Now imagine it twenty feet tall."
33.59190, -117.88140Pin on map - 1.2 mi · ~27 min · head WNW from stop 102
Balboa Pier
"Walk to the end. Find the brass plaque that names the first plane."
33.60030, -117.90060Pin on map - 150 m · ~2 min · head NW from stop 203
The Pavilion
"Cupolas and white siding. Find the year painted above the doorway."
33.60110, -117.90190Pin on map - 240 m · ~3 min · head N from stop 304
The Ferry
"Three boats, one route, $1.50. Ride across — or just watch the cars roll on."
33.60330, -117.90190Pin on map - 590 m · ~8 min · head ENE from stop 405
Marine Avenue
"Balboa Island's main drag. Find the shop selling frozen bananas dipped in chocolate."
33.60560, -117.89610Pin on map - 0.9 mi · ~20 min · head WSW from stop 506
Lovell Beach House
"A house on five concrete legs. Step back to see all of it."
33.60190, -117.91170Pin on map - 5.5 mi · ~118 min · head ESE from stop 607
The Crystal Cove Tidepools
"Time it for low tide. Find a hermit crab without picking it up."
33.56750, -117.82530Pin on map - 3.2 mi · ~68 min · head WNW from stop 708
Inspiration Point
"Cliffs above the sand. A bench, a view, and on a clear day — Catalina."
33.58970, -117.87310Pin on map - 3.8 mi · ~82 min · head N from stop 809
Back Bay Loop
"Where the freshwater meets the salt. Look for an egret perfectly still."
33.64420, -117.88390Pin on map - 3.1 mi · ~66 min · head SSW from stop 910
The Fun Zone
"A Ferris wheel that hasn't moved much since 1936. Count the gondolas."
33.60220, -117.90060Pin on map - 2.0 mi · ~43 min · head ESE from stop 1011
Lookout Point Bench
"Above the harbor entrance. Watch a sailboat thread the jetties."
33.58690, -117.87140Pin on map - 0.7 mi · ~15 min · head WNW from stop 1112
Sunset at the Wedge
"End where you began. Different light. Different ocean."
33.59220, -117.88190Pin on map