The stats

Distance: 2.5 miles without stairs, 3 miles with stairs

Duration: 1 hour without stairs, 1.5 hours with stairs

Difficulty: 2 on scale of 1-5 without stairs, 4 with stairs

Details: Dogs on a leash are OK. Parking at the pier, on nearby streets and in public Santa Monica lots. Bus: Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus lines 1, 7 and 10, or Metro lines 20 and 534.