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The Strand (Marvin Braude Bike Trail) - Playa del Rey to Redondo Beach

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Best time to hike

Year-round

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Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.

How we pick months

Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.

About this trail

The Strand (Marvin Braude Bike Trail) - Playa del Rey to Redondo Beach is a trail of about 13 km (8 mi) in California, United States of America. It lies about 1.6 km north of Palos Verdes Estates. It connects with Malaga Cove and Torrance Beach.

Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.

Trail facts

Length: 13 km · 8 mi (agency length field)
Source: USGS National Digital Trails (US public domain)
Managed by: County
Data from: California Coastal Commission
Beach group: California beach trails › Southern California beach trails
Nearest town: 1.6 km N of Palos Verdes Estates (Los Angeles County, California) · GeoNames
Connects to: Malaga Cove and Torrance Beach, Redondo County Beach (at its start or end)
Best months: Year-round
Country: United States of America
Region: California
Continent: North America
Route centre: 33.8738, -118.4107

How it’s scored

Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.

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