Segment B – San Pedro to Palos Verdes – View Google Map – View Photos
Distance: 20.6 miles 52 stairways 1,244 up-steps Total Climb: 2,280 feet
Cities/Regions: San Pedro, Palos Verdes
Official Finishers:
Dan Gutierrez on 8 Oct 2016 | Pat and Elizabeth Schirmer on 7 Jan 2017 | Evelyn Sanchez on 2 May 2017 | Dave and Kristy Moorman on 20 May 2017 | Jeff Rozema, Maribel Sanchez, Kathy Lopez, Teresa Cavazos, Luis Prado, Jose Terriquez, Terri Orabona on 27 May 2017 | Lizbeth Padilla, Matty Barriga on 17 Jun 2017 | Olivia Oshimo, Shelby Potts, Margo Perez on 19 Aug 2017 | Maria Casillas, Alfredo Salgado on 9 Dec 2017 | James Peterson, Mike and Julie Howlett on 27 Jan 2018 | Gaelle Gralnek, Delise Shearer on 5 May 2018 | Marla Stephenson Thornton on 23 Jun 2018 | Jane Fransella on 21 Jul 2018 | Rene Ditton, on 29 Jul 2018 | Lisa Digger, Claire Franks on 19 Jan 2019 | Corinna Koebnick on 1 Sep 2019 | Who will be next?
Route Description Hyperlapse Video of Segment B
Route Features: This route has a number of medium difficulty climbs, with long stretches of flat to rolling terrain in San Pedro and Palos Verdes, with a number of great ocean views. The first half is a mix of rolling hills and flat San Pedro walk through older neighborhoods and the San Pedro Harbor area climbing the lion’s share of the stairways in this segment, most are small to medium, with one stairways with 122 up-steps. The second half, rolls up and down along PV Drive along the ocean side of Palos Verdes about half way around the peninsula visiting a couple of stairway clusters en route, with only one large stairway with 125 up-steps.
Start Location: Pacific Coast Highway and Western Ave, which is bus accessible via Metro Bus Line 232 on Pacific Coast Highway.
Finish Location: Palos Verdes Drive West and Hawthorne Blvd, which is bus accessible on weekends via Metro Bus Line 344 to the Artesia Transit Center.
Transit Connections: Finish to Start: From Palos Verdes Dr at Hawthorne, take Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) and Western, take Metro Bus Line 344 north to Pacific Coast Highway, then take Metro Bus Line 232 on PCH east to Western Ave, to start the segment.
DTLA to Start: Take the Metro Silver Line Bus to PCH, and then Take Metro Bus Line 232 west, to Western Avenue to start the walk.
Finish to DTLA: On the return trip, take Metro Bus Line 344 north to the Harbor Gateway Transit Center to connect to the Metro Silver Line Bus to DTLA. Do note that the Silver Line serves both the 7th/Metro Station and Union Station, thus providing links to the Blue, Red, Purple, Expo, and Gold Metro Rail Lines.
Post-walk selfie at the 7-Eleven on 8 Oct 2016. Oh thank heaven I finished!
Stairway Data Table
| Seg# | SS# | SW# | In-300 | Zip | Stairway Name | Up | Down |
| B01 | 36 | N/A | 90275 | Mini-Mall | 26 | 26 | |
| B02 | 37 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L1-2 N | 30 | ||
| B03 | 38 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L2-3 N | 28 | ||
| B04 | 39 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L2-3 Mid | 30 | ||
| B05 | 40 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L1-2 Mid | 26 | ||
| B06 | 41 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L1-2 S | 24 | ||
| B07 | 42 | N/A | 90275 | The Terraces L2-3 S | 30 | ||
| B08 | 45 | N/A | 90732 | La Alameda Ave | 11 | ||
| B09 | 46 | N/A | 90731 | Bandini Canyon | 2 | 59 | |
| B10 | 47 | N/A | 90731 | Summerland Pl | 7 | ||
| B11 | 43 | N/A | 90731 | Barton Hill School (Painted) | 32 | 32 | |
| B12 | 44 | N/A | 90731 | Pepper Tree Plaza | 6 | ||
| B13 | 48 | TBD | 90731 | Harbor Blvd/12th St | 35 | ||
| B14 | 45 | N/A | 90731 | Access Stairway | 11 | ||
| B15 | 46 | N/A | 90731 | 22nd St Park | 54 | ||
| B16 | 49 | K9 | 90731 | 27th St | 35 | 35 | |
| B17 | 50 | N/A | 90731 | 27th/28th || Alley Side-Stair | 20 | ||
| B18 | 47 | N/A | 90731 | Gaffey/Alley@27th S | 46 | ||
| B19 | 48 | N/A | 90731 | Gaffey/Alley@27th N | 45 | ||
| B20 | 51 | K10 | 90731 | 29th St | 27 | ||
| B21 | 52 | N/A | 90731 | Peck/Alley | 25 | ||
| B22 | 49 | N/A | 90731 | Hey Rookie Pool SE | 88 | 88 | |
| B23 | 50 | N/A | 90731 | Hey Rookie Pool NW | 28 | ||
| B24 | 51 | N/A | 90731 | Alley/34th | 20 | ||
| B25 | 52 | N/A | 90731 | Alley/Peck S | 36 | ||
| B26 | 53 | N/A | 90731 | Alley/Peck N | 41 | ||
| B27 | 53 | K11 | 90731 | Carolina Side-Stair | 30 | 8 | |
| B28 | 54 | N/A | 90731 | Pacific/Alley@37th | 17 | ||
| B29 | 55 | N/A | 90731 | Pacific/Alley@37th/38th | 11 | ||
| B30 | 54 | K12 | 90731 | 39th St | 56 | ||
| B31 | 56 | N/A | 90275 | El Portal Trail/Twin Harbor View | 47 | ||
| B32 | 57 | N/A | 90275 | Golf Course/PV Drive S | 102 | ||
| B33 | 58 | N/A | 90275 | Seacliff Dr | 13 | ||
| B34 | 59 | N/A | 90275 | Vista Catalina | 8 | ||
| B35 | 60 | N/A | 90275 | Marilyn Ryan Sunset Point Park | 10 | ||
| B36 | 55 | N/A | 90275 | Dauntless Dr/Forrestal Dr | 125 | ||
| B37 | 61 | N/A | 90275 | Community Ctr/Paddle Tennis | 16 | ||
| B38 | 62 | N/A | 90275 | Paddle Tennis/Soccer Field | 40 | ||
| B39 | 63 | N/A | 90275 | Soccer Field/Forrestal Dr | 37 | ||
| B40 | 64 | N/A | 90275 | Wayfarers Chapel Parking Lot | 11 | ||
| B41 | 65 | N/A | 90275 | Wayfarers Chapel South | 86 | ||
| B42 | 66 | N/A | 90275 | Wayfarers Chapel Visitor Center | 9 | ||
| B43 | 67 | N/A | 90275 | Wayfarers Chapel South | 7 | ||
| B44 | 68 | N/A | 90275 | Wayfarers Chapel Middle | 41 | ||
| B45 | 69 | N/A | 90275 | St Peter’s by the Sea | 10 | ||
| B46 | 70 | N/A | 90275 | Coastsite/St Peters | 8 | ||
| B47 | 56 | N/A | 90275 | Beachview/Channelview | 33 | ||
| B48 | 71 | N/A | 90275 | Channelview Ct/PV Dr S | 6 | ||
| B49 | 72 | N/A | 90275 | PV Dr W/Admiral Risty | 15 | ||
| B50 | 73 | N/A | 90275 | Golden Cove SW | 25 | ||
| B51 | 74 | N/A | 90275 | Golden Cove NE | 25 | ||
| B52 | 75 | N/A | 90275 | PV Dr W/Alaska | 13 | ||
| B53 | 76 | N/A | 90275 | PV Dr W/Starbucks | 10 | ||
| Total Stair Steps —> | 1269 | 553 | |||||
| Total Stair-Streets —> | 12 | ||||||
| Total Non Stair-St Stairs –> | 41 |
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