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Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉 – Little Sur Creek - beach loop from Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉 – Little Sur Creek - beach loop from Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

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4.9

(8766)

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Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉 – Little Sur Creek - beach loop from Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

02:45

54.9km

860m

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: June 23, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Los Padres National Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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10.6 km

Garrapata State Park 🏖️

Highlight • Beach

Spectacular little used State Park with trails along the rugged coast, as well as deep and high into the Big Sur hinterland.

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16.5 km

Kasler Point

Viewpoint

20.5 km

Rocky Creek Bridge

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The Rocky Creek Bridge is an open arch bridge built in 1932

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21.4 km

Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉

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An absolute must. The bridge is much more impressive, especially live, than in the countless films in which it appears. I wasn't really prepared for it at the time, but …

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26.2 km

Little Sur Creek - beach

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White sandy beach

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27.5 km

Great Sur Overlook - Little Sur Beach ⛱️

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Beautiful view

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39.0 km

Garrapata Creek Bridge 🌉

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Another of the iconic bridges built in the 1930s to create the awesome Cabrillo Highway. This one is shorter, but crosses a breathtaking canyon.

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39.4 km

Garrapata State Park Beach Trailhead ⛱️

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You can park your bike at this parking area or carry it down the few steps and push ahead to the beach access. It's worth it

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49.4 km

Carmel Highlands 🏝️ Bird Island view

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Beautiful view of the cliffs

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54.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.2 km

284 m

259 m

134 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

52.9 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

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Thursday 25 June

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Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉 – Little Sur Creek - beach loop from Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo

Garrapata State Park 🏖️

Rocky Creek Bridge

Bixby Creek Bridge Viewpoint 🌉

Little Sur Creek - beach

Great Sur Overlook - Little Sur Beach ⛱️

Garrapata Creek Bridge 🌉

Garrapata State Park Beach Trailhead ⛱️

Carmel Highlands 🏝️ Bird Island view

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