Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Seaside

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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Seaside

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Fishermans Wharf – Monterey State Beach loop from Seaside

01:01

17.3km

100m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 3, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.61 km for 63 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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Monterey State Beach ⛱️ Sand City/Seaside

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Large expanse of mostly undisturbed natural dune habitat and sandy beach, stretching for miles along the Pacific Ocean.

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Monterey State Beach

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Del Monte

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Small Monterey Bayside community with a great beach behind the park lining the Coastal Biketrail

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Right after the recreational boating harbor begins the long sandy beach that stretches for 60 miles around Monterey Bay to Santa Cruz.

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The wooden former landing docks of the historically important fishing fleet have been converted to a shopping and dining tourist attraction. Like in San Francisco, the wharf is also a good place to watch seals and sailboats.

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Monterey State Historic Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Probably the oldest building in all of California is here at the customs house, where the first Spanish harbor developed in what was then the undeveloped province of Alta California in the 1770s, a backwater of their Mexico colony.

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Monterey State Beach

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Wide beach in a calm cove at the South end of Monterey Bay, close to Fishermans Wharf and downtown. Popular with pick-up beach volleball players.

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Sand City Beach section of Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

The Monterey Bay Coastal Recreation Trail is a 19-mile-long trail that hugs the coast from Castroville to Monterey Bay. This section is a beautiful stretch near Sand City and gives …

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