Monterey Bay Coastal Trail — Attraction in Pacific Grove

This coastal recreation trail is actually 18 miles long that runs from Pacifuc Grive to Castroville that was the original route of the Southern Pacifuc Railway. This paved trail is wide enough for bikes, joggers, strollers and pedestrians walking to shops or walking for fitness. We walked from the Monterey Matrine Aquarium thru Cannery Row and about 30 minutes on foot past Fishermans Wharf. And then we walked back. We stopped on the way to shop a little, enjoy some salt water taffy and a great taco lunch. We also ventured off the trail into the beach in done places Public accessible restrooms. Some free street parking and paid garage parking with accessible spaces....

Wonderful path that blesses its local citizens with a chance to not just trolley through by foot or bike, but also to take in and enjoy such a majestic view! My only complaint is the sea wall from the road needs to be higher to reach from average car door to window height, so it doesn't let the smog flow (especially after the non-vented Lighthouse Ave Tunnel) seap onto this path. The stench of smog in that sector is pretty bad, especially with this recent increased...

This little stretch of path and coastline is just gorgeous. There's a lot to take in; we walked the path a dozen times, but usually just found ourselves sitting on one of the many benches drinking a cup of coffee and soaking in the ocean views/air. The Lovers Point Mural (west side of path) is unfortunately a little lost in it's surroundings... although definitely still worth checking out for...