Posts Tagged ‘Big Sur’

Highway 1 - Monterey County

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

HWY 1 - Big Sur Coastline, Monterey County, CA
10-45mph; 2-3 gears; 3-4 hours

2.5 Overall
3 Technical Difficulty
1 Road Condition
1 Traffic
5 Wow Factor

Comments:
This road is worth doing at least once in your life. But Carmel Valley Road is much, much better.
The views are spectacular, but road condition and traffic are awful. So much so that it’s dangerous.
Traffic can increase the trip to 4+ hours with a stop along the way.
Best in the morning when traffic hasn’t picked up.

Location:
HWY 1 South of Carmel and North of Cambria.

Pairing:
Best paired with Nacamiento-Fergusson Road.