Posted in Walking Trails

Terranea Discovery Trail

We have explored some of walking trails in Palos Verdes, and and I must say all of them are beautiful. It was quite fun doing the walking while having a beautiful view around you. When I am outside close to the nature, I feel peaceful and refreshed. I don’t need to drive far away to do exercise (walking)  and I can also enjoy the nature.

This time I want to take you to Terrranea Discovery trails. It’s about 10-15 minutes driving from where I live. Park your car at the Pelican Cove parking lot.

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You are at the right place to start your walk. If you go to the right, you will find way to Pelican Cove. You want to go to your left side to Terranea Discovery Trail. This trail is part of Terranea Resort. The parking lot closed 1 (one) hour after sunset. We went around December so the sun set early. We were quite rushed to explore this trail because we did not want to be late going back to parking lot ; but it was worth our time.

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Do you see the building on the right ? That’s Terranea Resort.

I also made video of this trail on video.

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Can you see the furthest point of the bluff, it looks like white fences ? That spot is the place where people take a break from the walk; not because it’s long and tiring but it’s a good spot to enjoy the scenery without you need to rush from walking.

It took about 2 hour for us to finish the trail and go back to the parking lot, that was because I stopped a lot to take pictures and enjoy the view. And I think I need more than 2 hours, seriously ! If your intention is simply to exercise then I would say fine you could shorten to less than 2 hours

This trail will lead to Terranea Resort which looks very nice. There are few picnic table part of the restaurant in Terranea Resort. There’s a sign where you can follow so you won’t go to the wrong direction.

 

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Once you arrive at this spot, that means you already passed the restaurant.

We walked all the way to the turning point but did not manage to check out the cave. You can go in to the cave when it’s low tide. The overall experience was fun, fun and relaxing.

The slide below is collective pictures of the turning point, if you want to check out the cave it’s located at the end of the trail.

 

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I hope this will encourage you to explore this kids-friendly and relaxing walking trail. Until my next exploration, see u later !

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Palos Verdes Peninsula

Located at the south part of Los Angeles county, Palos Verdes is known for dramatic ocean (Pacific), and city views. “Palos Verdes” is a Spanish phrase that roughly means “green stalks” or “green wood. You will see a lot more of trees in this area compared to the neighbors like San Pedro, Long Beach or even Redondo Beach.

We just moved to this neighborhood this year and got the chance to explore lots of beautiful spots. We live in complex overlooking the Pacific Ocean

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We have not explored all of the spots but I want to share some of our adventures. So far, we explored trail walk within Palos Verdes.

  1. Point Vicente

There is a small museum (Point Vicente Interpretive Center) where you can learn the             history of Palos Verdes. There is also Point vicente lighthouse. Sea scape Trail is a                   crossing scenic coastal bluffs north of Point Vicente Lighthouse. The trail is about 0.7           miles long with excellent ocean views. There are few places to begin Seascape Trail,               including from Point Vicente Interpretive Center at the south end of the trail.

It takes only less than 10 minutes drive from where I live, gosh I am so fortunate !!!

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Point Vicente Lighthouse

 

when you see this sign,

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They are not joking when the put this sign, because I also saw rattle snake (I assume, not sure about that) crossing the street at the end of the trail walk ( Calle Entradero) but don’t feel discouraged from doing the walking. It’s not like I see the snake every time I was walking along the trail

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Along this trail walk, Seascape Trail offers picturesque views of the lighthouse and the coast. I always find myself at peace when I am walking along this trail.

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I will write more about other spots that we already explored, I’ll keep you posted !!!