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El Granada

Ace Trail – Montara, California loop from El Granada

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United States
California
San Mateo County
El Granada

Ace Trail – Montara, California loop from El Granada

Hard

4.5

(6664)

8,188

riders

Ace Trail – Montara, California loop from El Granada

02:46

36.8km

660m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 19.7 km for 280 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

13.2 km

Old San Pedro Mountain Road summit

Highlight • Summit

This isn't the sort of road you'd take a vehicle on, nowadays - but it's great for nontechnical mountain biking, and this high point gives you nice views over the surrounding hills.

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2

15.7 km

Pacifica Vista on Old San Pedro Mountain Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this spot on Old San Pedro Mountain Road, you get truly stunning, panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean and surrounding foothills and grasslands. This is a great spot to …

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3

19.6 km

Ace Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Best way to bypass the dangerous and shoulderless Cabrillo Highway 1. A better paved trail is planned and might be available by 2024.

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4

21.3 km

Devil's Slide North Trailhead & bridge view

Highlight • Trail

The precarious always sliding former coastal road is now a beautiful bike trail, while the main Highway 1 is now going through the tunnel

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5

21.5 km

Devil's Slide bikeway (old Hwy 1)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

One of the World's iconic roads, in 2014 the frequently landslide-damaged Highway 1 received a tunnel to avoid the particularly dangerous cliffs at Devil's Slide south of Pacifica. The original …

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6

23.7 km

Southern Devil's Slide Trailhead gate and overlook

Highlight • Trail

At the southern opening of the 2013 Tom Lantos tunnels the old road is now a bike trail.

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7

28.8 km

Montara, California

Highlight • Settlement

With beautiful beaches, good food, and an iconic lighthouse Montara should be a must visit for anyone in the area. There are also miles of trails just outside the city for those who have a longing to hike the hills.

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8

31.5 km

Cypress Trail — James Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Highlight • Trail

Impressive row of mature, over 100 years old Monterey Cypress trees, some begin to break and die

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32.5 km

Fitzgerald Marine Reserve

Nature Reserve

33.8 km

Pillar Point Bluff

Nature Reserve

B

36.8 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.1 km

9.43 km

6.51 km

4.23 km

3.36 km

143 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.4 km

11.0 km

9.70 km

758 m

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Highest point (280 m)

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