Nisene to Pajaro Dunes for lunch via Valencia School & Mar Monte Mileage: 38.85 Miles Climb: 3324 Feet 0.0 Start Aptos Creek Rd Parking Lot (Nisene Marks) 0.05 L Soquel 0.17 L Trout Gulch 0.68 (don't turn onto Valencia Rd) 2.54 R Valencia School 3.88 L Valencia Rd 4.18 L Cox 6.35 R Day Valley 6.47 L McDonald 7.00 R Freedom 8.34 X over HWY 1 8.42 L Bonita 9.52 R San Andreas 10.8 R Playa 11.11 stop at El Patio Mkt. for coffee & buy lunch if needed 11.14 U to return up Playa 11.48 X San Andreas, becomes Mar Monte 12.47 jog L on La Selva to Mar Monte 12.00 R Mar Monte 12.5 X over HWY 1 12.9 R Larkin Valley 15.52 R Buena Vista 16.03 X under HWY 1 16.29 R Fiesta (opp. Ramport) 16.90 L Rancho 17.74 R Buena Vista 19.89 L San Andreas 23.18 R W Beach Rd 24.67 R into parking lot 24.75 park and eat near here at picnic benches 24.8 L Beach Rd 26.29 L San Andreas 31.78 R Altivo (1st paved road Rt. after Manresa Beach Park in La Selva Beach; stay to rt. going up Altivo) 32.27 R Mar Monte 32.35 R Alta 33.18 jog L on La Selva towards Mar Monte 33.23 R Mar Monte 33.69 L Larkin Valley 35.19 X under HWY 1 35.46 R Bonita 36.58 R Freedom 36.67 X over HWY 1 36.81 L Soquel 37.78 (search for covered bridge near Monroe Ave) 38.79 R Aptos Crk 38.85 End at Nisene Marks State Park R=Right, L=Left, X=Cross, U=Uturn, S=Straight NMP-026