From Little Harbor, you’ll have a longer day to Parson’s Landing. The best way to break it up is to get a little funky with the gpx route. You’ll hike first to Two Harbors, conquering a massive hill (also with great views, though), and arrive in town. It’s mainly a restaurant and general store on the beach, but truly, that’s all you’ll want or need at this point. There are public restrooms next to the water, and it’s worth grabbing some lunch and taking a nap by the water if you have the time. You’ll also want to check in with the trail organization at their booth on the pier. This is where you’ll pick up your permit for Parson’s Landing with your locker number and code (if you reserved one). This is very necessary, or else you will not be able to access the water and wood set aside for you at the campground.
Once you’re ready to get going again, I recommend hiking the Parson’s Landing loop counter-clockwise. This means that you’ll hike to the campground along a flat, sandy road along the coast. While that sounds a bit boring, it means you don’t have to hike the looming 500-meter (strenuous) hills after already climbing some tough ones in the morning. The road walk will take about 2.5-3 hours, so settle in and find someone to chat with! Once you arrive at Parson’s, find your locker, settle into your campsite, and enjoy watching the waves. A quick note about this: because you’re so close to the water, most everything you leave out at night will be soaked through when you wake up. Make sure to take anything important into your tent or stash it in the critter box!
Finally, you’ll hike from Parson’s Landing to Two Harbors on your final day. This is one last tough climb. You’ll hike up about 500 meters on extremely strenuous hills. While the terrain is clear and you should have an easy grip, you will need trekking poles for these hills. However, it’s only 10 kilometers in total for this section, so once you hit the top of the hills, you’ll coast along some ridgelines and then descend back into Two Harbors to wait for your ferry.
This is a great place to hang out and wait, so if you booked the later ferry, don’t fret, as you’ll be able to nap on the beach or go to the restaurant nearby, which opens at 3 PM. From Two Harbors, you’ll take a ferry back to Los Angeles and return home (or head onto more adventures!).