The Point – Mori Point Headlands loop from Westport Drive & Cabrillo Highway

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The Point – Mori Point Headlands loop from Westport Drive & Cabrillo Highway

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The Point – Mori Point Headlands loop from Westport Drive & Cabrillo Highway

01:49

6.72km

90m

Hiking

Easy hike. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Mori Point (GGNRA)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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242 m

Old Mori Road Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old Mori Road Trail is a smooth gravel and wood plank trail leading from the trailhead off Hw1 to the cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean and the beach below Mori …

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1.40 km

The Point

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Terrific vista from the point at the end of bluffs trail popular with romantic locals, also made famous worldwide cineastically in the end scene of Harold & Maude

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1.43 km

Bluff Trail

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At this point you're almost halfway up a roughly 200-foot-high bluff. The views over the sea are every big as great as you'd expect!

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3.72 km

Mori Point Headlands

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Beautiful rocky outcrop stubbornly protecting the beach from development. Great overlook a few yards past the end of the beach.

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4.13 km

View of Pacific Ocean from Coastal Beach

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A picture says more than 1000 words

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4.57 km

Sharp Park Beach

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This beach is one of the few black-sand beaches in California. The sand's dark color is due to high levels of iron oxide magnetite. Depending on the time of year, …

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4.69 km

This long, dark-sanded beach has a well-packed coastal trail which follows the water's edge between the pier and Mori Point. It connects to a great network of trails along the ocean on the south side of town.

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