Four Mile Beach – Needle Rock loop from Empire Grade & Smith Grade

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Four Mile Beach – Needle Rock loop from Empire Grade & Smith Grade

Moderate

2.6

(4)

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Four Mile Beach – Needle Rock loop from Empire Grade & Smith Grade

02:46

33.7km

470m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 1, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 27.5 km for 76 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.00 km

View of Monterey Bay Picnic Area, Wilder Ranch State Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great place for a rest. Sit down, eat a snack and enjoy the wonderful view.

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11.3 km

Four Mile Beach

Highlight • Beach

Beautiful path on the cliff… paradise!

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13.8 km

Ohlone Bluff Trail 🌊 Wilder Ranch SP

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Sweet hard-packed dirt trail meandering atop coastal cliffs with terrific beach and Pacific Ocean views. Some of the State Park land is still leased to farmers, so depending on the …

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15.0 km

Strawberry Beach

Beach

15.9 km

Needle Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

This cool rock spire eroded out of the coastal bluffs by the Pacific Ocean waves is best visible along the Ohlone Bluffs Trail in Wilder Ranch State Park. parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549
The …

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17.8 km

Wilder Dairy Cultural Preserve

Highlight • Historical Site

Well-preserved operating historic dairy farm with ranger-led demonstrations in Wilder Ranch State Park on the pacific coast south of Santa Cruz. parks.ca.gov/?page_id=549

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18.3 km

Wilder Ranch State Park Entrance

Highlight • Rest Area

A narrow single track turns coastside off the main biketrail away from the highway the becomes wider along a now disused former dirtroad to the ranch houses.

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27.5 km

Upper Moore Creek Natural Reserve

Nature Reserve

33.7 km

End point

Bus stop

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