Santa Cruz-Cambria
A cycling route starting in Opal Cliffs, California, United States of America.
Overview
About this route
Five-day gravel bike camping trip. Coastal route on less busy paved roads from Santa Cruz to Monterey/Carmel, then up the Carmel Valley on semi-paved and gravel roads through Los Padres National Forest and down to Cambria on the California Central Coast. 217 miles total. 22,000 feet of elevation gain. 5 big hills.
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- Duration
- 349.7 km
- Distance
- 3,196 m
- Ascent
- 3,193 m
- Descent
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- Avg. speed
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- Avg. speed
Route quality
Waytypes & surfaces along the route
Waytypes
Track
106.3 km
(30 %)
Busy road
102.1 km
(29 %)
Surfaces
Paved
109.9 km
(31 %)
Unpaved
116.4 km
(33 %)
Asphalt
65.6 km
(19 %)
Ground
65.3 km
(19 %)
Route highlights
Points of interest along the route
Accommodation after 78 km
Veterans Memorial Park with bike-in campsite. $8 for bikers. Water. Showers. https://monterey.org/Services/Parks-and-Beaches/Camping-and-Hiking
Accommodation after 186.4 km
Arroyo Seco Campground. USFS. Water. Showers. Stream and canyon. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lpnf/recarea/?recid=10906 tel: (805) 434-1996
Accommodation after 243.7 km
Ponderosa Campground. USFS. Water. Stream. https://www.fs.usda.gov/recarea/lpnf/recreation/camping-cabins/recarea/?recid=10915&actid=29 tel: (805) 434-1996
Accommodation after 283.3 km
Lions Den Campsite: USFS, Silver Peak Wilderness on Cruickshank Trail. Hiker campsite half mile from road. Normally some water in tiny spring, though sometimes only a trickle. http://www.hikelospadres.com/lion-den-campground.html
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