Coronado Island Loop

Cappie’s Scoop: I love to hike but sometimes I don’t want to sit in the car for a long drive to a trail. So mom picks out an urban trail close to our house for us to hike. This time I hiked around the entire island of Coronado. There was a lot to see too like a big bridge, flowers, ducks, the ocean and downtown San Diego. Mom even let me negotiate a detour to the dog beach so I could run around in the sand, play in the water, roll in the kelp and dig a hole. I love the beach! Don’t hesitate to add YOUR scoop in the comments below!

Tips: The loop can be hiked in either direction and we’ve done both ways. On this day, we started at Coronado Tidelands Park. We drove over the Coronado Bridge, thru the non-working toll booths and took the first exit on the right for Glorietta Blvd. The park has a great view of Coronado Bridge. We hiked towards the bridge on the paved sidewalk and went under the bridge following the path next to the golf course. At the end of the sidewalk, we crossed the road and turned left. This is Glorietta Blvd. and we hiked towards the Hotel Del Coronado. The road eventually splits and we stayed left on Pomona Ave. At the end, we crossed the road in front of The Del and hiked to the right along Orange Ave. We stayed straight until we saw R.H. Dana Place and turned left towards the ocean. We kept going to take a detour to Coronado Dog Beach but if you want to keep continue hiking, you can skip the beach and turn right on Alameda Blvd. Take Alameda all the way down to First Street and make a right. The next chance you get to hang a left and heads towards the water, take it. You will follow the sidewalk along the bay and return back to the park.

Directions: We started our loop hike from Coronado Tidelands Park. After you drive over the Coronado Bridge, go through the non-working toll booths and take the first exit on the right for Glorietta Blvd. Make your next right and follow the road to the parking lot in the park.