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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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2.9

(30)

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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

09:17

157km

920m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 76.3 km for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

21.8 km

Manresa State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Just another amazing beach along the 60+ miles long sandy crescent formed by the Monterey Bay coastline. Cars have to pay $10 to park here, but hiking / biking in is free, and there are many more parking opportunities nearby.

Tip by

22.7 km

Manresa State Beach

Nature Reserve

43.6 km

Bennett Slough

Lake

65.5 km

Monterey Bay Coastal bike trail - Marina-Fort Ord dunes

Highlight • Cycleway

The coastal trail running right next to the freeway is a bit faster than the parallel trail through the Fort Ord dunes

Tip by

72.6 km

Monterey State Beach

Beach

74.1 km

Del Monte

Highlight • Beach

Small Monterey Bayside community with a great beach behind the park lining the Coastal Biketrail

Tip by

76.3 km

Fishermans Wharf

Highlight • Settlement

The wooden former landing docks of the historically important fishing fleet have been converted to a shopping and dining tourist attraction. Like in San Francisco, the wharf is also a good place to watch seals and sailboats.

Tip by

76.3 km

Monterey State Historic Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Probably the oldest building in all of California is here at the customs house, where the first Spanish harbor developed in what was then the undeveloped province of Alta California in the 1770s, a backwater of their Mexico colony.

Tip by

77.4 km

Monterey State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Wide beach in a calm cove at the South end of Monterey Bay, close to Fishermans Wharf and downtown. Popular with pick-up beach volleball players.

Tip by

89.0 km

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Highlight • Beach

Long stretch of undisturbed-looking dunes along Monterey Bay, protected as a former military base.

Tip by

104 km

Old Salinas River

Lake

157 km

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

Highlight • Beach

The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is California's oldest surviving amusement park. This 24-acre park was founded in 1907 and offers old-fashioned carnival games and food booths.

Tip by

157 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

115 km

29.3 km

10.1 km

2.57 km

180 m

166 m

Surfaces

134 km

22.8 km

627 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Wednesday 8 July

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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

Manresa State Beach

Monterey Bay Coastal bike trail - Marina-Fort Ord dunes

Del Monte

Fishermans Wharf

Monterey State Historic Park

Monterey State Beach

Fort Ord Dunes State Park

Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk

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