Orange County beach paths are nearly always within view of the Pacific blue.  Stretching for a solid 15 miles along Newport Beach & Huntington Beach, you can also ride the more trafficked Pacific Coast Highway, but we recommend staying on the protected path shown in the video.

Do you fancy a ride in a surrey? Maybe you'd rather just take a stroll and use those walking feet. Or you can rent some inline skates, a bike or bring a skateboard and enjoy the paved path that begins at Warner Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach, ending at the very tip of the Balboa Peninsula at West Jetty Park near the famed Wedge in Newport Beach. You don't actually have to travel the entire distance (realizing that you must return from where you came), but any way you slice that orange, your Orange County beach exercise is going to put you on your way to a brighter day as the endorphins kick in. 

Smaller paths and routes at the beach actually exist in San Clemente, too, so you're not limited to one specific location. And if you choose to veer out of Orange County only three miles up the road in Long Beach, you can pick, up the path that's every bit as popular along the beaches overlooking Belmont Pier, Queen Mary ship and the port. The Orange County Transit Association is the bus system for this coastal route, offering bike racks in the front of the bus. You can connect throughout the County of Orange, accessing places such as Disneyland or the Amtrak trains in Fullerton that take you practically anywhere in the U.S.

On the video shown above, you'll see the Southern California palms that line a portion of the paved beach path, and you'll notice all kinds of foot traffic. That's the one thing that will force you to slow down and move at an easy pace in the summertime. With so many people walking across the path to the beach, you really have to be on the watch and yield to them because they often are not paying attention.

Surrey rentals:

Dana Point- Doheny State Beach
25300 Dana Point Harbor Dr.
Dana Point, CA. 92629
(949) 496-7433
(805) 650-7770

Fountain Valley- Mile Square Park
16801 Euclid Street
Fountain Valley, CA. 92708
(805) 688-0091

Huntington State Beach
21501 Pacific Coast HighwayPCH & Magnolia, PCH & Beach, PCH & Brookhurst
Huntington Beach, CA. 92648
(714) 374-8041
(805) 650-7770

Long Beach- Shoreline Village
419 Shoreline Village Drive
Long Beach, CA. 90802
(562) 951-3857
(805) 650-7770

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