• Highlights: Isolated beaches, tide pools
• Near: Malibu, CA
• Distance: 6 miles
• Elevation Gain/Loss: 200 ft
• Hike Time: 3 hours
• Difficulty: 3/10
• Trail Condition: Well maintained trail
• Trail head map: Click here for Google map
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Summary:
This is hike is great any time of the year. It starts out along Westward beach, where you can watch rock climbers scaling the volcanic rocks. A trail takes you to the top of the point where you have a excellent view of the channel Islands and a perfect spot for sighting whales (December thru March). The trail then drops down into beautiful Dume Cove and travels next to the water along the beach until you reach Paradise Cove pier. Bring water shoes in case you get wet. It’s best to hike this route at low tide.

Trailhead:
From the Pacific Coast Highway, about 25 miles upcoast from Santa Monica and just down coast from Zuma Beach County Park, turn oceanward on Westward Beach Road and follow it to its end at a (fee $10) parking lot. (Lat:34.00328 Lon:-118.80902)

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Paradise Cove

stream at point dume

waterfall at point dume

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