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Monterey Bay Coastal Trail – Cannery Row, Monterey loop from Historical Pacific Grove Whistle Stop

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail – Cannery Row, Monterey loop from Historical Pacific Grove Whistle Stop

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Monterey Bay Coastal Trail – Cannery Row, Monterey loop from Historical Pacific Grove Whistle Stop

05:39

128km

750m

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: July 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 124 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.74 km

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Wide paved multi-use trail along Monterey's beaches and dunes, separated from the highway by a wide landscaped strip.

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8.76 km

Roberts Lake

Lake

9.29 km

Seaside State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Nice little spot to stop and take in some ocean air as you travel the Monterey Bay Trail

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11.2 km

Sand City Beach section of Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

The Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail is a 19-mile-long trail that hugs the coast from Castroville to Monterey Bay. This section is a beautiful stretch near Sand City and gives …

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15.7 km

Fort Ord 🚴 Monterey Bay Bike Path

Highlight • Cycleway

A crown-jewel of Californian bike trails, this stretch of the coastal path along Monterey Bay is smoothly paved and wide, perfect for fast rides between Monterey and Castroville (and onward to Santa Cruz on less-well developed trails.)

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26.0 km

Salinas River crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Last bridge before the Salinas River flows into the ocean

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66.9 km

Seascape Uplands Preserve

Nature Reserve

74.5 km

Sunset State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Sunset State Beach is a large park surrounded by fertile farmland. The beach stretches 3 miles down to the mouth of the Pajaro River. The park offers a wooded campground, picnic areas, and 200-foot-high dunes.

Tip by

90.2 km

Bennett Slough

Lake

121 km

Del Monte Lake Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

The Del Monte Lake Trail is a part of the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail. This wide, paved, multi-use path takes you along the scenic coastline past the famous Monterey beaches. …

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124 km

Cannery Row, Monterey

Highlight • Historical Site

Cannery Row is the coastal street and tourist district of Monterey, California. It gets its name from the many sardine factories that were built and operated here between 1895 and …

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128 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.8 km

48.9 km

4.43 km

1.83 km

681 m

321 m

Surfaces

97.5 km

29.7 km

497 m

159 m

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Today

Monday 13 July

19°C

13°C

17 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 16, 2022,Day 52 - Santa Cruz - Monterey (CA)

The fog stayed with me for the first couple of hours of the day. I took it easy on the 70km stretch around Monterey bay and was planning to get some work done and spend some time in Monterey. When I reached the city, the sky had opened up and I enjoyed some time on the ocean front and cannery …

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Monterey Bay Coastal Trail – Cannery Row, Monterey loop from Historical Pacific Grove Whistle Stop

Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

Seaside State Beach

Sand City Beach section of Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail

Fort Ord 🚴 Monterey Bay Bike Path

Salinas River crossing

Sunset State Beach

Del Monte Lake Trail

Cannery Row, Monterey

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