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Monterey County

Partington Cove 🌊 – Deetjen 🏡 Big Sur Inn loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

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Road cycling routes
United States
California
Monterey County

Partington Cove 🌊 – Deetjen 🏡 Big Sur Inn loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

Moderate

5.0

(5541)

11,876

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Partington Cove 🌊 – Deetjen 🏡 Big Sur Inn loop from John Little State Natural Reserve

02:07

36.5km

760m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 18.4 km for 13 m

Waypoints

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1

83 m

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 pricy new age seminars. Relegating the general public to a mandatory expensive advance reservation for only Sunday 2am night visits !

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2

7.15 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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3

8.31 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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4

9.27 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

13.7 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 over on your bike off the highway. Even though it's at just 288 meters of elevation, it's actually the high point along the Big Sur stretch of the PCH.

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6

17.0 km

Deetjen 🏡 Big Sur Inn

Highlight • Historical Site

Registered historic 1937 lodge, the first when Hwy 1 through Big Sur opened, with cabins and a cozy restaurant with Swedish old-world charm

Tip by

7

18.4 km

Nepenthe 🍷Restaurant ☕ & Café Kevah

Highlight • Restaurant

Upscale restaurant made famous in the beat generation, and more affordable café a few steps lower, both with big terraces overlooking the dramatic Big Sur coast

Tip by

8

22.0 km

Grimes Point Scenic Overlook 🌊 Big Sur

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook across Grimes Canyon and the Big Sur coast.

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36.5 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.8 km

747 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

33.8 km

1.91 km

769 m

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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