Lobitos Creek Road – Verde Road loop from Half Moon Bay

Lobitos Creek Road – Verde Road loop from Half Moon Bay

Hard

2.8

(28)

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Lobitos Creek Road – Verde Road loop from Half Moon Bay

02:50

53.3km

910m

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: October 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve (closed area)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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323 m

Half Moon Bay

Highlight • Settlement

The tree lined streets of Hal Moon Bay invite you to explore its rich history, parks, eateries, art galleries. and more. While the area is mostly known for its beaches, …

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12.8 km

Tunitas Creek Road and The Bike Hut

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This narrow road initially threads more or less flatly through mostly bare coastal hills and past a few farms. Along this part, you'll also encounter The Bike Hut. This is …

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28.0 km

Skyline Blvd - Tunitas Creek/Kings Mountain Rd intersection

Highlight • Mountain Pass

One of the saddles across Skyline Ridge, where the paved Tunitas Road drops west to Hwy 1 along the Pacific Coast, and Kings Mountain Rd drops East toward Silicon Valley

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37.4 km

Lobitos Creek Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

It has several more minor ups and downs along the way. It's nothing that could be considered challenging, though, and you soon settle into the valley of Lobitos Creek and …

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44.3 km

Verde Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

53.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.0 km

16.1 km

190 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.6 km

6.75 km

Elevation

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Highest point (640 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 27 October

17°C

11°C

0 %

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Max wind speed: 13.0 km/h

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Comments

August 7, 2024,I took a redwood bath

...and now my soul smells like fresh pine! Down Grab Gultch trail through Purisima Reserve, then back up via Tunitas. Tunitas made me into toast. I just don't have the conditioning today.