Discovery Park Loop Trail

A rolling loop through meadow and forest with bluff views, without requiring the steeper beach descent.

Distance
2.8 mi · Loop
Time
60 min
Surface
Compacted earth and gravel trail
Grade / hills
Rolling hills

Start

Discovery Park Visitor Center, 3801 Discovery Park Boulevard
Directions

Route

  1. Start near the Discovery Park Visitor Center and follow signs for the Loop Trail toward the north meadow.
  2. Stay on the signed Loop Trail through meadow and wooded sections, avoiding signed branches down to the beach.
  3. Continue around the south bluff side as the trail curves back inland.
  4. Follow Loop Trail signs back to the visitor-center area.

Good to know

This is the Loop Trail, not the beach route. It is unpaved, can be muddy, and includes sustained rolling terrain; shoreline access adds steeper grades and is excluded.

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