Coronado Beach

This is essentially hike 39 in Jerry Schad's posthumous 50 Best Short Hikes San Diego.

Schad lists this hike as a 3.2-mile out-and-back along the ocean shore. We'll walk completely around the fabled Hotel Del Coronado and return via the bay shore, a loop of roughly the same distance. A good walk for a hot summer day.

The walk is very flat and almost entirely on pavement. Wear good walking shoes. However, if you choose to walk beside us on the beach, wear something suitable for sand walking.

We will be passing by the Coronado dunes. There is an interesting story behind them. See the YouTube video at https://youtu.be/cehi0_2UXpM.

Leashed dogs are allowed on the walkways. However, they are allowed on the beach only in one small area at the northwest end of the beach. Our walk does not include that area, but you can take your dog there after the hike.

We'll meet at 9:30 AM on Ocean Blvd. opposite Isabella Ave. and near the lifeguard tower, a highly visible landmark. There are rest rooms nearby (N 32 41.037 W 117 11.049). We'll step off at 9:45 AM.

SUGGESTED ROUTE FROM SAN DIEGO: Go south on I-5 and take the Coronado Bridge (Highway 75) across the bay to Coronado. Turn left on Orange Ave., and then right on RH Dana Place, just before the Hotel Del Coronado. Follow this street as it becomes Ocean Blvd. Park near the lifeguard tower on Ocean Blvd. or on a nearby side street.

MTS bus number 901 from Downtown San Diego stops near the Hotel Del Coronado every half hour during the day, and more often during peak commuting times.

CONTACT: Philip Erdelsky, cell 619-866-8512, E-mail *pje@efgh.com*.

We've done this hike every summer since 2016. For information, including photographs, see last summer's hike at www.meetup.com/sandiegodayhikers/events/301931008 and the links embedded in that description.