17-Mile Drive (Pebble Beach)
Monterey Peninsula · near Carmel / Monterey · Central Coast
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- medium
- Best season
- Year-round; clearest in fall; foggy summer mornings
What is here
- Scenery
- coast
- Amenities
- Free entry for cyclists · Iconic Lone Cypress & coastline · Pebble Beach golf & cypress groves · Links to Carmel & Monterey
- Best for
- A gentle, iconic coastal spin
- Features
- Famous Pebble Beach coastline · Free for cyclists (cars pay toll) · Lone Cypress & cypress groves · Mostly gentle & scenic
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- Tourist car traffic on the scenic drive · Coastal fog & wind · Some gentle rollers · Share pullouts with sightseers
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- coastal · loop
- Road
- mixed
- Climbing
- 1
- Ride notes
- A famously scenic, mostly gentle coastal drive through Pebble Beach — past the Lone Cypress, cypress groves, crashing surf, and legendary golf courses, and best of all, cyclists ride the private toll road for free
- Stats note
- ~17 mi scenic route; mostly gentle; free entry for cyclists (cars pay a toll)
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- One of California's most famously scenic coastal routes — the ~17-mile drive through Pebble Beach on the Monterey Peninsula, past the Lone Cypress, wind-sculpted cypress groves, pounding surf, and legendary golf courses. Best of all: while cars pay a toll, cyclists ride the private road free. Mostly gentle, so it's welcoming for newer riders, and easily linked with Carmel and Monterey. Sightseeing car traffic and coastal fog/wind — ride courteously, share pullouts, pick a clear day.
The guide
The 17-Mile Drive, winding through the exclusive Pebble Beach resort on the Monterey Peninsula, is one of California's most fam…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 36.57, -121.95