![]() ![]() Tip: To start at the beach, take Malibu’s Westward Beach Road to Birdview Avenue, then park at Point Dume State Beach. ![]() You can add more steps by strolling north up the beach toward Zuma and doubling back. I covered the network of paths at the point in about 90 minutes (with plenty of time for photography). To your right, the broad, sandy expanse of Point Dume State Beach reaches northwest and blends into Zuma Beach. Northwest of the high point, follow the main trail to a rocky promontory that looks down on Pirate’s Cove Beach and a jumble of black rocks and tide pools. As a plaque notes, Point Dume got its name from English explorer George Vancouver, who sailed by in 1793 and attempted to name it for Francisco Dumetz, a Franciscan priest at the Ventura mission, and apparently left out the “tz.” You get a wide view of Santa Monica Bay from the point’s high ground or the 200-yard boardwalk near the top of the hill. I can picture some nasty foot traffic in the hour before sunset, but I can’t imagine a better place to stand and scan the sea for gray whales, which are common from February through April. I showed up on a brisk day ideal for a beach walk, and there were dozens of us on the paths. From Cliffside Drive, a slight uphill walk of a few hundred yards brings you to the point’s highest part, a flat-topped hill with a commanding panorama of ocean, beach and coastal bluffs. This busy but highly satisfactory network of trails is near Point Dume State Beach in Malibu. ![]()
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