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Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from Mission San Antonio de Padua

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Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from Mission San Antonio de Padua

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Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from Mission San Antonio de Padua

05:23

81.5km

1,630m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 13, 2026

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After 29.2 km for 198 m

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29.2 km

Plasket Ridge Road

Highlight • Trail

This narrow dirt road with very little traffic apart from the occasonal mountain bike or dirt atv follows the ridge along the western edge of the Ventana Wilderness, connecting with many smaller trails.

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2

29.3 km

Plaskett Ridge

Highlight • Trail

Plaskett Ridge Rd is a gravel forest road that goes roughly North-South along the highest ridge parallel to the Big Sur Coast some 2000 ft (850m) below. It crosses Nacimiento-Fergusson …

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3

29.3 km

Central Coast /Cone Peak Ridge Rd Trailhead

Highlight • Trail

From Nacimiento Fergusson Rd there are narrow dirt roads going both north and south along the ridge with spectacular view both into the Ventana Wilderness to the east and the coast of Big Sur to the West.

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29.4 km

Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd ⛰️ Plaskett Ridge summit down to Hwy 1

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Downhill cruising at its best: From the highest point of this road, the narrow but sparsely traveled route with breathtaking ocean views that change from turn to turn, through stands …

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5

40.8 km

Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

Great views right on the coast, but expensive ($35 in 2017, Bikers 🚴 just $5😀) and no water. Nearest water at Limekiln State Park 3 miles north.

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6

43.0 km

Spectacular Big Sur coast views 🌊 Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd climbs almost 3000 feet up the steep Mill Creek canyon from Hwy 1, but already after the first few switchbacks it starts offering dramatic views of the Big Sur coast

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7

49.5 km

Mill Creek Canyon

Highlight • Canyon

Nacimiento-Fergusson Rd drops 2000 feet down the steep Mill Creek canyon from Plaskett Ridge to Hwy 1 without any roadside safety barriers, offering dramatic views from its hundreds of switch-backs.

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81.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

79.7 km

1.05 km

358 m

196 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

77.0 km

4.03 km

196 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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