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Partington Cove 🌊 – Big Creek Bridge loop from Posts

Partington Cove 🌊 – Big Creek Bridge loop from Posts

Hard

5.0

(1519)

19,422

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Partington Cove 🌊 – Big Creek Bridge loop from Posts

03:45

67.2km

1,310m

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: April 21, 2026

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Los Padres National Forest

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Bus stop

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3.62 km

Grimes Point Scenic Overlook 🌊 Big Sur

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook across Grimes Canyon and the Big Sur coast.

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4.52 km

Seals Beach Overlook 🐋 Big Sur Cabrillo Highway 1

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Now known as Posts, California, I'm using the old name since it's more descriptive. If riding the PCH this is a can't miss viewpoint with plenty of space to pull …

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8.91 km

California Sea Otter State Game Refuge 🌊 Big Sur Coast Hwy1

Highlight • Natural Monument

The otter refuge stretches along a long section of the coast.

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9.87 km

Partington Cove 🌊

Highlight • Beach

Picturesque cove only partially visible from above, but worth hiking down from the trailhead a quarter mile further north

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18.7 km

John Little State Natural Reserve

Nature Reserve

25.3 km

Big Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Pedestrians can hike into the reserve and down under the historic bridge to the beach.

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33.6 km

Lucía Inn 🏘️ Big Sur

Highlight • Restaurant

this place has burned down

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33.6 km

Lucia Lodge Coastal View

Highlight • Viewpoint

A little tough to find but it's the only accommodations in Lucia. Got hit by fires in late 2021 but was open (partially) as of Feb 2022. They have starlink …

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56.1 km

Condor Big Sur coastal viewpoint 🌊

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Dramatic promontory with views north and south along the rugged Big Sur coast, historic and nature info panels, and a natural bridge eroded by waves under a rock island right below

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67.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

66.4 km

790 m

Surfaces

63.8 km

2.62 km

790 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 12 May

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