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Explore Santa Monica by stair: a 3-hour, 5-mile guided walk that threads bluff-top parks, hidden stairways, and historic neighborhoods, ending at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Ideal for walkers who want coastal views, local stories, and a moderate workout.
Explore Santa Monica by stair: a 3-hour, 5-mile guided walk that threads bluff-top parks, hidden stairways, and historic neighborhoods, ending at the Annenberg Community Beach House. Ideal for walkers who want coastal views, local stories, and a moderate workout.
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A cool ocean breeze meets the salt-scrubbed bluffs as the group gathers beneath the twenty-foot Totem Pole at the north end of Palisades Park. The guide sets a steady pace and the city slips into a quieter rhythm: concrete gives way to granite steps carved into hillside, canyon gullies curve inward, and stairways thread neighborhoods like back-alley arteries daring you to climb.
moderate.
3 hours.
Best for people with moderate fitness comfortable with stair climbs and continuous walking over varied urban terrain.
Meet at the twenty-foot Totem Pole at the north end of Palisades Park (closest address 101 Ocean Ave); the guide will hold a Garden Safaris sign.
No. The tour includes multiple stairways and uneven canyon paths that are not suitable for wheelchairs or most strollers.
The walk is approximately 3 hours and about 5 miles, with several stair climbs and short dirt connector paths.
For a full refund cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time; tours may be canceled in bad weather.
The route passes areas shaped by early 20th-century coastal development and ends at the Annenberg Community Beach House, formerly the Marion Davies estate—an emblem of the city’s entertainment-era past.
Erosion and invasive plants are ongoing concerns on the bluffs—stay on defined paths, avoid trampling native scrub, and pack out all trash to protect fragile coastal habitats.
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