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Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline
United States · CA-1
America's premier coastal motorcycle corridor, hugging sheer 1,000-foot granite cliffs above the crashing Pacific surf. Features iconic Bixby Creek Bridge, coastal redwood groves through Big Sur valley, and exhilarating rhythmic elevation changes.
Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline runs 90 miles between Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA and San Simeon / Cambria, CA. We count about 320 corners along it, which is flowing rather than tight. Committed riding: real corners, real consequences.
Tank-bag quick reference
- StartCarmel-by-the-Sea, CA36.5552, -121.9233
- High20 ft - 1,150 ftelevation range
- EndSan Simeon / Cambria, CA35.6439, -121.1894
T-CLOCS before you go: tyres and wheels, controls and cables, lights and electrics, oil and fluids, chassis and stand.
Repair within reach
- 53 miSan Jose BMWSan Jose, United States
Straight-line distance from the start of the route, not driving distance.
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Questions riders ask
- How long does Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline take to ride?
- About 90 miles. At an unhurried pace with stops that is roughly 2 hours of riding, longer if you are stopping for photographs.
- Where does Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline start and end?
- It runs between Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA and San Simeon / Cambria, CA. Either end works as a start; the route reads the same in both directions.
- Is Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline a twisty road?
- We count about 320 corners across 90 miles, which is flowing rather than tight.
- Is there a GPX file for Pacific Coast Highway (CA-1) - Big Sur Coastline?
- Yes. The GPX is free, there is no account, and the planner will build a route that includes this road alongside others nearby.
Where these numbers come from
Distances and corner counts come from the route's own geometry, not from ratings or votes. Nothing here is crowdsourced and nobody paid to appear.