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Big Creek Bridge – Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 loop from Limekiln State Park

Big Creek Bridge – Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 loop from Limekiln State Park

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3.4

(17)

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Big Creek Bridge – Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲 loop from Limekiln State Park

04:47

85.1km

1,720m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very 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 29, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Los Padres National Forest

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.9 km

Big Creek Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Pedestrians can hike into the reserve and down under the historic bridge to the beach.

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18.5 km

John Little State Natural Reserve

Nature Reserve

26.2 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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27.4 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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28.3 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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32.7 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 …

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41.9 km

Entrance to Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park & Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Hard to miss riding South on the PCH through Big Sur (going north it's in the middle of a descent)

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42.6 km

Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park 🌲

Highlight • Forest

Iconic state park with a picturesque canyon, redwood tree groves, lots of hiking trails from flat short and easy to long and adventurous. Services available in a historic grand lodge

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51.5 km

Grimes Point Scenic Overlook 🌊 Big Sur

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great overlook across Grimes Canyon and the Big Sur coast.

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85.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

84.6 km

486 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

76.9 km

7.71 km

486 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Saturday 18 July

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