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Monterey County

Hike/Bike Campground loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

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Bike touring routes & trails
United States
California
Monterey County

Hike/Bike Campground loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

Hard

3.1

(16)

24

riders

Hike/Bike Campground loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

03:44

50.1km

1,110m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 16, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.5 km for 145 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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144 m

Esalen Institute ♨️ Slates Hot Spring

Highlight • Natural

The exclusive retreat center, offering overpriced new-age seminars, restricts visits of its beautiful hot springs to 2am Sunday mornings with a mandatory advance reservation for $20 ad of 2017

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2

5.22 km

Saddle Rock Trail above McWay Cove and Falls

Highlight • Trail

With the fascinating and popular view of the unique waterfall from the other side, few people explore the area above the falls. The trail is quiet and leads to some unique views.

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3

6.16 km

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park 🌲 McWay Falls

Highlight • Waterfall

The viewpoint of the amazing McWay Falls, one of only two in North America that falls directly onto an ocean beach, are accessible even by wheel chair on a short …

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4

8.50 km

Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park - Condor Vista Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wide open vistas from this overlook that juts out on a rock high above the sea. Information panels provide info about the demise and reintroduction of the majestic condors, the …

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5

15.1 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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6

24.3 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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7

26.4 km

Hike/Bike Campground

Highlight • Rest Area

8

32.4 km

Henry Miller 📖 Memorial Library

Highlight • Monument

Volunteer-run non-profit event space and bookshop, with live concerts and info about this eccentric author who shaped some of the beat generation and lived in and wrote about Big Sur.
henrymiller.org

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50.1 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

45.4 km

2.03 km

1.60 km

676 m

406 m

Surfaces

43.5 km

3.46 km

2.16 km

958 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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