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Wavecrest Open Space Preserve – Purisima Creek Road loop from Half Moon Bay

Wavecrest Open Space Preserve – Purisima Creek Road loop from Half Moon Bay

Moderate

2.6

(19)

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Wavecrest Open Space Preserve – Purisima Creek Road loop from Half Moon Bay

01:56

31.5km

320m

Gravel riding

Moderate gravel ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Purisima Creek Redwoods Open Space Preserve

Burleigh H. Murray Ranch State Park

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.02 km

Wavecrest Open Space Beach, Half Moon Bay Bird Trail

Highlight • Beach

Spectecular views down to the beach from the clifftop trails meandering along the edge

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3.13 km

Wavecrest Open Space Preserve

Highlight • Trail

This nature preserve has more than a mile of multi-use trails — mostly singletrack. It's also a serious hot spot for birding, and there's access to a quiet beach as well.

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6.04 km

Half Moon Bay Golf Links at the Ritz Carlton

Highlight • Structure

This scenic, championship-level course offers 36 holes of golf on a bluff overlooking the ocean.

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6.53 km

Manhattan Beach

Highlight • Beach

The paved Coastal Trail leads you down a set of steps to Manhattan Beach where Cañada Verde Creek disappears under the sands into the ocean. This is a popular spot …

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8.04 km

Half Moon Bay State Beach

Highlight • Beach

The paved road dead-ends on a cliff overlooking the Harbor Seal Preserve and the long spectacular sandy Cowell Ranch Beach (southern part of Half Moon Bay Beach State Park), accessible …

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16.9 km

Purisima Creek Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Starting through a cute, grassy valley dotted with homes and farms, you head in toward some redwood groves that you briefly go through near the turn-around point of the road.

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22.5 km

Purisima Creek Redwoods trailhead

Highlight • Trail

As you explore, you will find yourself surrounded by a dense canopy of trees that offer ample shade all day long. Feel free to make use of the nearby stream …

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23.5 km

Paved narrow road with very little car traffic, a biker's paradise back road, connecting between the coastal trail and the trails climbing up into the open space preserves on both sides of Skyline Blvd.

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31.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.5 km

7.54 km

6.45 km

1.15 km

890 m

Surfaces

20.3 km

7.71 km

2.51 km

916 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Wednesday 2 September

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Wavecrest Open Space Preserve – Purisima Creek Road loop from Half Moon Bay

Wavecrest Open Space Beach, Half Moon Bay Bird Trail

Wavecrest Open Space Preserve

Half Moon Bay Golf Links at the Ritz Carlton

Manhattan Beach

Half Moon Bay State Beach

Purisima Creek Road

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