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Big River 🌉- Mendocino – Agate Beach Cove loop from Little River

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Big River 🌉- Mendocino – Agate Beach Cove loop from Little River

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2.6

(15)

riders

Big River 🌉- Mendocino – Agate Beach Cove loop from Little River

02:28

35.6km

500m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.2 km for 154 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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2.86 km

Mendocino Grove

Highlight • Rest Area

Old growth forest with hiking trails and a pricey 'glamping' campground

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3.43 km

Mendocino Bay Viewpoint

Highlight • Viewpoint

Short dirt trail off Brewer Gulch Rd to the cliffs overlooking the bay and coast

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3.76 km

Big River 🌉- Mendocino

Highlight (Segment) • River

Great views from the bridge. It has a decent shoulder to ride and stop on. Nice beaches at the mouth of the river, mostly on the north side.

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6.05 km

Agate Beach Cove

Highlight • Beach

Great coastal overlook form the cliffs high above the wild dang beach, right off the Shoreline highway

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6.50 km

Jack Peters Creek bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The gulch cut by Jack Peters Creek is bridged since 1939 by this classic Hwy 1 bridge, without shoulders, so be mindful of the fast moving traffic when trying to …

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7.65 km

Russian Gulch State Park 🌳 and historic bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The Shoreline Hwy 1 bridge crossing Russian Gulch built in the 1930s provides panoramic views to the mouth of the gulch opening to the ocean, and east to the trailhead

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11.3 km

Point Cabrillo Light Station

Highlight • Monument

Cabrillo Point Lighthouse is worth the quick half-mile detour, where you’re welcome to ride around the extensive complex. The views are outstanding, with trails leading out onto the bluffs. The …

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14.3 km

Caspar Headlands State Beach

Beach

32.3 km

Brewery Gulch Rd

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent route along the former coastal Hwy that avoids the busy traffic and hill created by the new route. Great views and less climbing with about the same distance

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33.3 km

Viewpoint

35.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

22.6 km

8.87 km

3.93 km

151 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.9 km

3.00 km

2.37 km

2.24 km

114 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 2 September

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Big River 🌉- Mendocino – Agate Beach Cove loop from Little River

Mendocino Grove

Mendocino Bay Viewpoint

Big River 🌉- Mendocino

Agate Beach Cove

Jack Peters Creek bridge

Russian Gulch State Park 🌳 and historic bridge

Point Cabrillo Light Station

Brewery Gulch Rd

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