Bikely

United States > California > Santa Cruz
Turkey Ride - Coastal Day 2  
by jenlou

The way points of this bicycle route:

Start at intersection Soquel and Ocean

stay right (Soquel Ave)

veer Left onto Soquel Drive (cross Hwy 1)

pass Cabrillo College

FORWARD to cross over RioDelMar and jog right to stay on Soquel DR

SAG vehicle here to flag riders

RIGHT to stay on Soquel Dr

follow bike route signs

RT turn Freedom Blvd

go over overpass

Left Bonita Dr

RIGHT San Andreas Rd

T intersection

RIGHT onto Seawinf for REST STOP ONE

Manresa St Beach

RIGHT turn out of REST STOP

continue on San Andreas Rd

Left Beach Rd

immediate Right Thurwacher becomes McGowan

Right Trafton (at the T)

Left Bluff Rd

T intersection, follow bike route signs!

Left Jensen Rd

RIGHT onto Hwy 1

Traffic will be somewhat heavier but there is a wide shoulder

RIGHT Molera Rd

ARTICHOKE STOP!

roadside market with fresh fruit and if the truck is open they have steamed and deep fried artichokes!

Right Monte Rd

ONTO BIKE PATH!

at this intersection of Monte/del monte, cross intersection, turn LEFT and head onto bike path. SAG spot

SAG note

SAG parallel bike path (bike path starts at Lapis Rd) use Lapis then rt onto Del Monte or stay on Del Monte

stay on bike path cross Beach Road

stay on bike path cross Reservation Rd

SAG vehicles parallel on Del Monte Blvd

stay on bike path

SAG onto Hwy 1

WEIRD U TURN here to stay on bike path at Fremont Blvd exit

SAG exit Hwy 1 here and take Del Monte BLVD all the way down to Camino El Estero where cyclists will exit (you can also take HWY 1 to Munras and backtrack)

Onto bike path (NOT HWY 1!)

Left under HWY 1

follow bike route signs

immediate RIGHT Metz Rd

Follow bike path. Circuit city is on the left, you will be riding behind stores including COSTCO

RIGHT onto Tioga

small climb

LEFT onto bike path (Sand Dunes Dr)

bike path takes wide turn downhill, RIGHT at T

turn right at T at bottom of hill

LEFT at Y in bike path

Look for beach volleyball cts, Monterey Bay Kayak. follow path to left to cross over Del Monte

Onto Camino El Estero

Exit bike path, cross Del Monte Ave and continue on El Estero

RT turn PEARL

downtown Monterey

lots of cafe type places to have lunch in this 3-4 block area

LEFT Abrego (this is also WASHINGTON)

NOTE! this street is Abrego to the left but the signs only say Washington at this intersection!

Continue on Munras

There is a bike path that parallels this road, but you have to cross over at this intersection to reach it

LEFT Soledad

Caution crossing this intersection. NOTE - SAG vehicles need to get onto HWY 1 here.

Right Viejo

watch out for a steep grade here! at one point it is 22% :)

BIKE PATH: stay right parallel with freeway

enter bike path here!!! see map for more detail

exit bike path

exit bike path and turn RIGHT to cross over highway overpass

Onto Hwy 1 southbound

there is some more climbing for a bit

NOTE

if you want to go into Carmel, turn RT at Ocean Ave (.5 miles to downtown)

NOTE

If you want to go to shopping center, turn left at Carmel Valley Rd, then right into center

Left in Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park

turn into the State Park and follow signs to Big Sur Lodge. Welcome!

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