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North Beach – Doheny State Beach loop from Stuart Mesa

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United States
California
San Diego County

North Beach – Doheny State Beach loop from Stuart Mesa

Moderate

2.9

(17)

58

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North Beach – Doheny State Beach loop from Stuart Mesa

04:20

73.7km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 37.3 km for 61 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

1.22 km

Pendleton Bicycle Route (open gate section)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Camp Pendleton blocks the free passage along the coast between Ocenaside and San Onofre for more than 10 miles. These first two miles in the North at San Onofre are …

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2

8.87 km

San Onofre State Beach Campground

Highlight • Beach

Miles and miles of a linear campground on the San Onofre State Beach cliffs. The Old Pacific Highway is now essentially a campground access road, much of it widened to accommodate camping trailers lined along the cliffs.

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16.7 km

San Onofre State Beach

Nature Reserve

4

25.0 km

North Beach

Highlight • Beach

Spanning wider than the other beaches in San Clemente, North Beach boasts plenty of amenities like picnic tables, fire rings, swings, and volleyball courts.

This northern point connects to the …

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5

29.5 km

Doheny State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Bounded to the South by a private beachfront community that blocks bike access for several miles, Doheny has a long bike trail along the sandy beach, some of which is car-free.

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31.1 km

Group Campsite

Beach

7

35.8 km

Descanso Park

Highlight • Rest Area

The Trabuco Creek Trail converges with the San Juan Creek Trail at Descanso Park and crosses to the west side of the river via a bridge. All of the creek trails are two lane paved paths.

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8

37.4 km

Mission San Juan Capistrano

Highlight • Historical Site

The mission was founded in 1776 by Spanish missionaries of the Franciscan order. The history of the mission is presented very impressively here with many old and well-preserved artifacts and …

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9

41.8 km

San Juan Creek Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The San Juan Creek Trail is about 6 miles long and runs from Doheny State Beach, at scenic Dana Point, to its confluence with Trabuco Creek at Descanso Park in …

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10

62.2 km

San Onofre State Beach gate

Highlight • Rest Area

Protecting the beach squeezed to the north by the defunct Nuclear Power Plant and to the South by the active military area at Camp Pendleton, the main route through the …

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73.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.1 km

23.7 km

2.19 km

1.52 km

947 m

280 m

Surfaces

47.5 km

25.7 km

372 m

218 m

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