Malaga Hills to Flat Rock tide pools, 5.4 mile loop, lots of ocean views

Part 2 of Palos Verdes hike double-header:

HIKE FEATURES:

PART PAVED TRAIL
PART SINGLE-TRACK DIRT TRAIL
DESCENT DOWN TO TIDE POOLS WITH HELP OF A ROPE
VIEWS OF THE OCEAN THE ENTIRE ROUTE

DINNER AT SWAN THAI IS A LIKELIHOOD

ELEVATION GAIN: 200 feet, then drop of 600 feet to the ocean, then gain of 400 feet to starting spot

DIFFICULTY: medium

PHOTOS: https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10217976997803543&id=1443226944

THE ROUTE: https://goo.gl/maps/ZNe1AJLG9Tm