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Pleasure Point Beach – Santa Cruz Lighthouse loop from Capitola

Pleasure Point Beach – Santa Cruz Lighthouse loop from Capitola

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Pleasure Point Beach – Santa Cruz Lighthouse loop from Capitola

02:02

35.1km

200m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 11.2 km for 226 m

After 13.8 km for 156 m

After 25.8 km for 226 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.01 km

Pleasure Point Beach

Highlight • Beach

Pleasure Point Beach is a popular surf spot and is part of Pleasure Point Park. The park also features restrooms, picnic tables, and offers great views.

Tip by

4.10 km

Moran Lake Beach

Beach

4.78 km

Beach

6.33 km

Twin Lakes State Beach features a mile of sandy shoreline for swimming and picnicking, situated near the Santa Cruz Harbor.

Adjacent Schwan Lake Park offers picturesque walking trails through oak preserves and coastal grasslands, ideal for dog-walking and bird watching. The day-use area operates from sunrise to sunset.

Tip by

11.5 km

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Highlight • Structure

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. This 24-acre park was founded in 1907 and offers old-fashioned carnival games and food booths.

Tip by

13.9 km

Santa Cruz Lighthouse

Highlight • Monument

Scenic historic lighthouse on the coastal bluffs to help navigate the treacherous coastline. Today a small surfing museum.

Tip by

17.7 km

Natural Bridges State Beach Trail, Creek, Butterfly Preserve

Highlight • Trail

Northern entrance to the coastal park from Delaware Ave. The trailhead is pedestrian and biker only, The former road goes straight to the beach, while smaller trails turn east into the Monarch Butterfly Natural Preserve, and West into the upper portions of the State Beach Park.

Tip by

18.3 km

UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little loop option on paved trails to overlooks and museum

Tip by

26.6 km

Twin Lakes State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Wide sandy beach between the San Lorenzo river and the West Breakwater Jetty lighthouse

Tip by

28.7 km

Schwan Lake

Highlight • Lake

Schwan Lake is part of Twin Lakes State Park and was originally known as Schwan Lagoon when it connected to the ocean. Harbor construction restricted the flow of water from the ocean, transforming it into a freshwater lake.

Tip by

35.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.9 km

10.2 km

2.78 km

774 m

752 m

493 m

212 m

Surfaces

21.9 km

10.8 km

2.18 km

157 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Friday 3 July

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Pleasure Point Beach – Santa Cruz Lighthouse loop from Capitola

Pleasure Point Beach

Twin Lakes State Beach

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Santa Cruz Lighthouse

Natural Bridges State Beach Trail, Creek, Butterfly Preserve

UC Santa Cruz Coastal Science Campus

Twin Lakes State Beach

Schwan Lake

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