Introduction:
What? : A small hidden
ocean cove, a short trail will take you down from hwy 1 road to the ocean level
below.
Where? : 39.5 mile
south of Monterey on hwy 1 you will find a sign for this location at sharp bend
in Highway 1, park on the side of the road. This is 6 miles south of Nepenthe
Restaurant in Big Sur, and 2 miles north of the entrance to Julia Pfeiffer
Burns State Park.
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My thoughts: Partington
Cove is another example how beautiful Big Sur coastline can be, short hike from
the cliff and you find yourself in a secluded cove where ocean wave crashing
into. I do not consider this a s a must stop on your hwy 1 trip but I enjoy
exploring it.
The visit:
The 1.5-mile
hike to Partington Cove begins at the top of a gated fire road on the west side
of Highway 1. From here the trail sharply descends toward the coast below. The
main trail turns left across a bridge to Partington Cove, then it turns right
and reaches a 60-foot tunnel carved through a wall of rock. The tunnel was
constructed in the 1880s for John Partington, who transported oak from the
Tanbark forests in the mountains above to ships moored in the protected small
cove.
On the other
side of the tunnel, you will reach the rocky and rugged Partington Cove.
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