Ask a sample of Angelenos to locate Hermosa Beach on a map, and you’ll soon realize that it’s one of LA’s best-kept secrets. Tucked between the Pacific Ocean and Pacific Coast Highway, “The Best Little Beach City” averages 325 days of sun a year—no wonder it’s home to professional and Olympic volleyball champions. Always partying and never pretentious, Hermosa Beach is a local escape from traffic, tourism, and faux-trendiness.
Need a quick jog away from the street traffic? Run in the shade of beautiful trees on a wood chip trail. This 3.5-mile trail nestled in a greenway of lush vegetation and flowers seems almost hidden as it meanders through the ocean-side suburbs of Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
