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Monterey County

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 – Partington Cove 🌊 loop from Big Sur Village

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Road cycling routes
United States
California
Monterey County

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 – Partington Cove 🌊 loop from Big Sur Village

Hard

2.9

(4)

38

riders

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 – Partington Cove 🌊 loop from Big Sur Village

03:00

53.2km

1,160m

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 15, 2026

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Los Padres National Forest

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

2.53 km

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲

Highlight • Forest

Iconic state park with a picturesque canyon, redwood tree groves, lots of hiking trails from flat short and easy to long and adventurous. Services available in a historic grand lodge

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2

11.5 km

Grimes Point Scenic Overlook 🌊 Big Sur

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook across Grimes Canyon and the Big Sur coast.

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3

12.4 km

Seals Beach Overlook 🐋 Big Sur Cabrillo Highway 1

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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4

16.8 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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5

17.7 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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6

18.9 km

Condor Big Sur coastal viewpoint 🌊

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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7

26.0 km

Slates Hot Springs ♨️ Esalen Institute

Highlight • Natural Monument

Upscale retreat center that limits access to its beautiful hot spring pool - a traditional place used by generations of Native Esselen Indians and beatniks - to attendees of its …

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26.6 km

John Little State Natural Reserve

Nature Reserve

9

50.0 km

Entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park & Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Hard to miss riding South on the PCH through Big Sur (going north it's in the middle of a descent)

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53.2 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.8 km

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.8 km

2.08 km

370 m

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