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Santa Cruz Boardwalk – Pleasure Point Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

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Road cycling routes
United States
California
Santa Cruz County
Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz Boardwalk – Pleasure Point Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

Hard

3.3

(20)

88

riders

Santa Cruz Boardwalk – Pleasure Point Beach loop from Beach Station (Santa Cruz)

06:13

142km

900m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 188 m for 226 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

110 m

Santa Cruz Boardwalk

Highlight • Structure

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.

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2

959 m

Twin Lakes State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Wide sandy beach between the San Lorenzo river and the West Breakwater Jetty lighthouse

Tip by

2.62 km

Twin Lakes State Beach

Nature Reserve

4

3.15 km

Twin Lakes State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Twin Lakes State Beach features a mile of sandy shoreline for swimming and picnicking, situated near the Santa Cruz Harbor.

Adjacent Schwan Lake Park offers picturesque walking trails through oak …

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4.66 km

Beach

Beach

5.34 km

Moran Lake Beach

Beach

7

6.43 km

Pleasure Point Beach

Highlight • Beach

Pleasure Point Beach is a popular surf spot and is part of Pleasure Point Park. The park also features restrooms, picnic tables, and offers great views.

Tip by

8

28.4 km

Sunset State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Sunset State Beach is a large park surrounded by fertile farmland. The beach stretches 3 miles down to the mouth of the Pajaro River. The park offers a wooded campground, picnic areas, and 200-foot-high dunes.

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9

71.5 km

Fort Ord 🚴 Monterey Bay Bike Path

Highlight • Cycleway

A crown-jewel of Californian bike trails, this stretch of the coastal path along Monterey Bay is smoothly paved and wide, perfect for fast rides between Monterey and Castroville (and onward to Santa Cruz on less-well developed trails.)

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10

74.7 km

Outer Fort Ord section of the Monterey Bay Coastal Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The dunes section of the former Fort Ord military area has a more recreational multi-use trail on the inside of the fenced area through the dunes, and a dedicated high-speed …

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11

88.1 km

Salinas River crossing

Highlight • Bridge

Last bridge before the Salinas River flows into the ocean

Tip by

99.8 km

Bennett Slough

Lake

B

142 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

86.7 km

47.7 km

5.26 km

1.92 km

341 m

311 m

Surfaces

122 km

19.2 km

736 m

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