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Higgins Canyon-Cowell Purisima-HMB Coastal Trail

23 Miles with ~1368 of elevation gain
Start Location > Free coastal access parking lot on
Miramonte Point Rd west of Hwy 1 in Half Moon Bay. Porta-
potties available along the coastal access trail. NO WATER
Mile Turn Direction Next
Turn
0.0 R Miramonte Point Rd 0.6
0.6 R Hwy 1 S/Cabrillo Hwy 1.3
1.9 R Exit Hwy 1 towards Main St
1.9 R Higgins Canyon Rd 4.4
> flat > CLIMB > descend
6.3 R Becomes Purisima Creek Rd 3.6
> descend > rolling terrain
9.9 S Onto Verde Rd 0.3
10.2 L Hwy 1 S/Cabrillo Hwy > WATCH TRAFFIC 0.7
10.9 R Cowell-Purissima Coastal Trail Staging
Area > STOP-Pit toilets NO WATER
Continue through trail gate onto 0.3
Cowell-Purissima Coastal Trail
(unpaved trail)
11.2 L onto Cowell-Purissima Coastal Trail to 0.2
Vista Overlook
11.4 STOP-VISTA OVERLOOK
ENJOY THE VIEWS!
U Cowell-Purissima Coastal Trail 0.2
11.6 S Stay on Cowell-Purissima Coastal Trail 2.8
Flat > descend > CLIMB > flat
14.4 L Cowell Ranch Access Rd to Vista
Overlook > STOP-ENJOY THE VIEWS!
U Cowell Ranch Access Rd 0.6
> exit Cowell Beach
15.0 L Hwy 1 N/Cabrillo Hwy 0.7
15.7 L Miramontes Point Rd 0.5
16.2 L Onto Ritz-Carleton Coastal Trail >paved 0.1
16.3 R STOP-Porta-potties
Continue on Ritz-Carleton Coastal Trail 0.5
16.8 L Onto Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail 2.4
> paved > unpaved
19.2 S Cross the Seymour Bridge
19.2 L Stay on Half Moon Bay Coastal Trail 1.0
> paved
20.2 R Exit trail onto Balboa Blvd
20.2 L Kelly Ave 0.6
20.8 R Onto Wavecrest Multi-use Trail > paved 1.2
22.0 L Exit Wavecrest Trail onto Hwy 1 1.1
S/Cabrillo Hwy
23.1 R Miramontes Point Rd 0.6
23.7 L Miramontes Point Coastal Access
parking lot > FINISH!
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