Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from 7th Division / Fort Hunter Liggett Rd

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Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from 7th Division / Fort Hunter Liggett Rd

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Plaskett Ridge – Kirk Creek 🏕️ Campground loop from 7th Division / Fort Hunter Liggett Rd

08:48

148km

2,200m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 31.4 km for 1.28 km

After 95.2 km for 183 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

30.1 km

Pine Canyon Creek

Lake

32.0 km

Old Salinas River Bridge Ruins

Ruins

61.6 km

Tank at Jolon - Fort Hunter-Liggett

Highlight • Monument

Its unmistakably a large military base, but thankfully the road across is open to the public.

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95.3 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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95.3 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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95.4 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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107 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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109 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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148 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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