Santa Monica Pier – Venice Beach Skate Park loop from Venice

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Los Angeles County

Santa Monica

Santa Monica Pier – Venice Beach Skate Park loop from Venice

Moderate

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Santa Monica Pier – Venice Beach Skate Park loop from Venice

02:14

8.77km

20m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Santa Monica State Beach

Venice City Beach

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.64 km

Santa Monica Beach Park 1

Highlight • Beach

Central section of the parks along Santa Monica's wide beach promenade.

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2.98 km

Santa Monica Pier

Highlight • Structure

The legendary amusement park jutting out on the Pier has its own museum harking back to the glory days of fairground attractions.

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3.36 km

Bubba Gump Shrimp Company, Santa Monica Pier

Highlight • Restaurant

Here, you can take a short detour to visit Bubba Gump Restaurant. The menu features creative seafood dishes inspired by the movie Forrest Gump, and there's a bench in front …

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3.49 km

Santa Monica Pier & Route 66 End of the Trail

Highlight • Monument

The Beach bike trail winds its way through the one of California's most well known amusement parks: Santa Monica Pier is one of the biggest attractions and the landmark of …

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6.32 km

Fig Tree Café

Highlight • Cafe

The only thing better than the view from the Fig Tree Cafe is the food. Fresh ingredients and good service mean you can't go wrong!

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6.49 km

Venice Beach Street Art Murals

Highlight • Monument

various street art works along the route

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7.18 km

Venice Beach Skate Park

Highlight • Structure

Extensive play area in good concrete condition for boarders and trick bike artists, showing off their skills right off the Venice Beach trail, partially shaded by elegant palm trees.

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8.77 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.45 km

177 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.70 km

642 m

323 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 21 October

23°C

17°C

84 %

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Max wind speed: 14.0 km/h

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Comments

June 29, 2026,Bubba Gumop Shrimps und andere Entdeckungen in L.A.

Another run along the promenade. Beautiful impressions, but also some (but 100% harmless) strange characters already early in the morning.
You are greeted on the one hand by a runner loudly saying "It's a beautiful morning!!!", but on the other hand, unfortunately, so many worn-out people, some of whom live on the street and are obviously having difficulties...

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