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Difficulty: DifficultPoint to Point
California

Old Coast Road

Carmel, California

10.1 mi

Distance

3,333 ft

Elev. Gain

4h 25m

Est. Time

Point to Point

Route Type

Difficult

Difficulty

About This Trail

We don't publish a description for Old Coast Road unless we can point you at the agency it came from. We don't have one yet. The planning figures above — distance, elevation gain, estimated time, route type — come from the source listed on this trail.

The managing agency is the authority for conditions, closures and route notes. See official sources below. Spot something we should add?

Trail Conditions

Trail Conditions

Unknown

We have no current condition data for this trail. Check with the operator before you go, and submit a report below if you've been recently.

A county-maintained public dirt road (Big Sur) between Bixby Creek Bridge and Andrew Molera State Park; both sides are private, so stay on the roadway. High-clearance vehicle advised; may close in wet weather.

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Elevation Profile

Min:28 ft
Max:362 ft
Gain:1,016 ft
Loss:1,067 ft
Elevation profileA line rising and falling between 28 ft and 362 ft across 10.1 mi along the route, drawn from start to end.28 ft139 ft251 ft362 ft0.0 mi2.5 mi5.0 mi7.5 mi10.1 mi

Elevation at the labelled points along this route
PointDistance from startElevation
Start0.0 mi79 ft
High point3.6 mi362 ft
End10.1 mi28 ft

Trail Details

Route Type
Point to Point

Official sources & verification

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Where it is

Nearest town:
Carmel Valley Village, CA · about 11 mi away
County:
Monterey County, CA

Nearest town and county from U.S. Census Bureau place records and county boundaries.

We display cached information from agency feeds. Hours, fees, permits, closures, fire restrictions, and conditions change without notice. Outdoors is not the permitting authority. Confirm current conditions for this trail using the links above before you go — you are responsible for compliance. Last verified by us: May 23, 2026. Our copy is more than a month old — please reconfirm with the agency before relying on it.Spot an error in our data?

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Path geometry came from our pre-launch legacy database. Routes have not yet been re-verified against the operator and may differ from the actual trail.

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