Segment D – The Walter Pyramid to DTLB Transit Mall – View Map – View Photos
Distance: 14.7 miles 79 stairways 1491 up-steps Total Climb: 800 feet
Official Finishers: See Main LB Loop Page for segment finishers table
Segment Highlights: Segment D starts at the gorgeous Walter Pyramid, primarily a basketball stadium, that is the visible landmark in this part of East Long Beach. From the Pyramid we engage in a Cal State Long Beach stair-fest traversing 30 stairways in less than 2 miles. From the university we head south along Los Cerritos Channel climbing two ped bridges and visiting 4 parks as we work our way to the mouth of the channel near Marina Pacifica. From the channel, we head inland along a side channel to do a loop through the Colorado Lagoon area, visiting 5 parks and on ped bridge over the lagoon. The next part of the route follows the Marine Stadium channel, originally built for boat/skull racing for the 1932 LA Olympics. At the end of Marine Stadium, we cross the bridge to Mothers Beach on Outer Naples Island, and head southward a few blocks over two small stairways on the bridge that connects back to the Naples Fountain. Then we do the wheel around the island catching the other 18 little stair streets on the loop. After the island loop the route heads out on 2nd St to Belmont Shore, where we will take our lunch in the very restaurant rich section on 2nd between Bayshore and Livingston.
After lunch the route goes over some former Red Car access stairways to reach the Bluff Park. From the park the route zig-zags along the bluffs all the way to DTLB at Shoreline, traversing 18 stairways to reach the Seaside Way on the west side of Shoreline. Next the route climbs up a well hidden (in plain sight) stairway leading to the stair-rich LB Performing Arts Center, with 6 more stairways to be walked, followed by the last stair-street of the route, then we cross the new Seaside Pedestrian Walkway, a 600 ft long bridge with a lighted wave sculpture “breaking” over our heads! Finally there is a small jog to visit some whale migration/channel islands artwork, then the Segment D route ends where the entire 60 mile loop started as Bus Shelter F of the Long Beach Transit Mall.
Start Location: The Walter Pyramid, on Atherton St at Merriam Way, which is accessible via LBT Bus Line 173.
Finish Location: DTLB Transit Mall – Bus Shelter F, which is on 1st St at The Promenade in DTLB, and is near the DTLB Station for the Metro Blue Line Train, and is the pickup stop for LBT Bus Line 173. This is also the end of the entire 60 mile LB Loop.
Transit Connections: (refer to the light green line on the Google map of Segment D)
Finish to Start: From Bus Shelter F, take the LBT Bus Line 173 northeast to the start on Atherton St at Merriam Way.
DTLA to Start: Take the Metro Blue Line Train south to the DTLB Station and walk a few steps east to Bus Shelter F, then take the LBT Bus Line 173 northeast to the start on Atherton St at Merriam Way.
Finish to DTLA: Walk a few steps west to the DTLB Station of the Metro Blue Line Train, and take it north to DTLA.
Segment Stairway Data Table
Seg# | SS# | SW# | Zip | Stairway Name | Up | Down |
D01 | 58 | 90815 | Walter Pyramid N | 24 | 24 | |
D02 | 59 | 90815 | Walter Pyramid E | 19 | 19 | |
D03 | 60 | 90815 | Walter Pyramid S Upper | 26 | 26 | |
D04 | 61 | 90815 | Walter Pyramid S Lower | 21 | 21 | |
D05 | 62 | 90815 | Walter Pyramid W | 23 | 23 | |
D06 | 63 | 90815 | Pyramid PS NE Corner | 100 | ||
D07 | 64 | 90815 | Pyramid PS NE Side | 100 | ||
D08 | 65 | 90815 | Pyramid PS SE Side | 80 | ||
D09 | 66 | 90815 | Pyramid PS SW Side | 80 | ||
D10 | 67 | 90815 | Pyramid PS SW Corner | 60 | ||
D11 | 68 | 90815 | Pyramid PS SE Corner | 60 | ||
D12 | 69 | 90815 | CSULB Helical Stairway | 20 | ||
D13 | 70 | 90815 | Pk Lot to POC Stairs | 35 | ||
D14 | 71 | 90815 | Pk Lot to Stair-Street | 19 | ||
D15 | 22 | 90815 | E State Univ Dr/ Beach Dr | 24 | ||
D16 | 72 | 90815 | Student Union N | 9 | 9 | |
D17 | 73 | 90815 | Student Union NW | 34 | ||
D18 | 74 | 90815 | Student Union NE | 34 | ||
D19 | 75 | 90815 | Lower/Upper Campus | 102 | 60 | |
D20 | 76 | 90815 | Food Ct Lower to Upper S | 36 | 36 | |
D21 | 77 | 90815 | Food Ct Upper W Lower | 12 | 12 | |
D22 | 78 | 90815 | Food Ct Upper W Upper | 15 | ||
D23 | 79 | 90815 | Food Court S | 12 | ||
D24 | 80 | 90815 | Food Ct/Bookstore E | 14 | ||
D25 | 81 | 90815 | Food Ct/Bookstore W | 13 | ||
D26 | 82 | 90815 | Food Ct Lower to Upper NW | 57 | ||
D27 | 83 | 90815 | Patio/Upper Food Ct | 14 | ||
D28 | 84 | 90815 | Food Ct Upper E | 12 | 12 | |
D29 | 85 | 90815 | Power Plant W Stairway | 11 | ||
D30 | 86 | 90815 | Main Power Plant Stairs | 63 | ||
D31 | 23 | 90802 | NE Rivo Alto/Ravenna | 12 | ||
D32 | 24 | 90802 | SE Rivo Alto/Ravenna | 10 | ||
D33 | 25 | 90803 | NW Rivo Alto/Toledo E | 13 | ||
D34 | 26 | 90803 | NE Rivo Alto/Toledo E | 13 | ||
D35 | 27 | 90803 | SE Rivo Alto/Toledo E | 13 | ||
D36 | 28 | 90803 | SW Rivo Alto/Toledo E | 13 | ||
D37 | 29 | 90803 | NE Rivo Alto/Neapolitan E | 12 | ||
D38 | 30 | 90803 | SE Rivo Alto/Neapolitan E | 12 | ||
D39 | 31 | 90803 | SW Rivo Alto/Neapolitan E | 12 | ||
D40 | 32 | 90803 | NW Rivo Alto/Neapolitan E | 12 | ||
D41 | 33 | 90803 | NE Naples/Neapolitan W | 11 | ||
D42 | 34 | 90803 | SE Naples/Neapolitan W | 11 | ||
D43 | 35 | 90803 | SW Naples/Neapolitan W | 12 | ||
D44 | 36 | 90803 | NW Naples/Neapolitan W | 11 | ||
D45 | 37 | 90803 | SE Rivo Alto/Toledo W | 12 | ||
D46 | 38 | 90803 | SW Rivo Alto/Toledo W | 12 | ||
D47 | 39 | 90803 | NW Rivo Alto/Toledo W | 12 | ||
D48 | 40 | 90803 | NE Rivo Alto/Toledo W | 12 | ||
D49 | 41 | 90803 | SW Rivo Alto/Ravenna | 10 | ||
D50 | 42 | 90803 | NW Rivo Alto/Ravenna | 10 | ||
D51 | 43 | 90803 | Ximeno Median | 10 | ||
D52 | 44 | 90803 | Lower Roswell Ave | 10 | ||
D53 | 45 | 90803 | Upper Roswell Ave | 14 | ||
D54 | 87 | 90803 | 36th Place | 64 | 64 | |
D55 | 88 | 90803 | Coronado Ave | 65 | ||
D56 | 89 | 90803 | Orizaba Ave | 60 | ||
D57 | 90 | 90803 | Molino Ave | 52 | ||
D58 | 46 | 90803 | 20th Place | 69 | ||
D59 | 91 | 90802 | Bixby Park NE | 35 | ||
D60 | 92 | 90802 | Bixby Park SE | 32 | ||
D61 | 93 | 90802 | Bixby Park SW | 10 | ||
D62 | 94 | 90802 | 14th Place | 57 | ||
D63 | 95 | 90802 | 11th Place | 55 | ||
D64 | 96 | 90802 | 10th Place | 59 | ||
D65 | 97 | 90802 | 9th Place | 54 | ||
D66 | 98 | 90802 | 8th Place | 55 | ||
D67 | 99 | 90802 | 5th Place | 54 | 54 | |
D68 | 100 | 90802 | 3rd Place | 50 | 50 | |
D69 | 101 | 90802 | 2nd Place | 44 | ||
D70 | 47 | 90802 | Ylber/Shorline | 43 | ||
D71 | 48 | 90802 | Seaside/Shoreline | 42 | ||
D72 | 49 | 90802 | Seaside/Apt Walkway | 49 | ||
D73 | 102 | 90802 | LBPAC Plaza NE | 29 | ||
D74 | 103 | 90802 | LBPAC Plaza SE | 29 | ||
D75 | 104 | 90802 | LBPAC Plaza NW | 29 | ||
D76 | 105 | 90802 | LBPAC Plaza SW | 29 | ||
D77 | 106 | 90802 | LBPAC East Side North | 38 | ||
D78 | 107 | 90802 | LBPAC Lower East | 14 | ||
D79 | 50 | 90802 | Collins Way | 24 | ||
Total Stair Steps —> | 1491 | 1458 | ||||
Total Stair-Streets —> | 29 | |||||
Total Non Stair-Street Stairways > | 50 |