partington cove
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partington cove印象
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The walk down to the coves is a breeze, but watch out for the walk back up! The terrain is steep and there are no handrails, but it is not problematic since the trail is very wide. The coves themselves are quite nice and picturesque.
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Took this walk as a bit of a lark.Loved the vistas, then, on the way back, took a tail to the right.Enterered a tunnel, then walked to the end where there was a bench.Watched whales breaching for forty five minutes, breathtaking!
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There is not much of a designated parking area, so just park off the road, in the curve, above Partington Cove, below Partington Ridge.It's an easy walk down to cove, and through the tunnel, to the area which not too long ago was used to load and off load big boats.A natural harbor, and aside from being scenic also a historically important spot.helmut s.
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It's a great walk and...across the road from the trailhead are cliffs where Condors are often spied. Get out your binoculars and make a scan. They sometimes are even soaring over the road. What a thrill.
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...which you will need to going back, and have a couple hours, you will find rewards exceeded by few walks in the Sur.Partington Landing has a nice bench on which you will spend some time. Imagine seagoing sailing ships coming in there, onloading redwood and tanbark. Imagine dolphins, and a sea otter giving a 15-minute grooming show to you and you alone - maybe the alltime cutest wild animal moment of my life - and you'll have what I shared, for most of the time I was there, with no one else.A tunnel made of redwood, going right through a ridge of stone, takes you to the crashing waves of Partington Cove. Another short walk ends in an exquisite little grove of bosky redwoods.Evening is the time. If you are not alone, you will probably be close enough, particularly in the off season.
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While traveling down Highway 1, we came across this hiking trail. It is part of the Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park but there is no fee to use it. A bit of a steep walk down but if you are reasonably normal in activity, you can do it. Kids (older than 8) would have no problem. You access it from the Partington Cove turnout on Highway 1 (if heading south on Highway 1, after Big Sur but before waterfall trail). At bottom of trail, trail spits to either a rocky beach or to a tunnel under the hill leading to the cove. We were there in early August and it was very busy on the highway but almost no one was on this trail. Nice way to see the ocean close up and something a little different. Here is a description from Julia Pfeiffer Burns SP:"The trail leads down to the Pacific Ocean from Highway 1 starting at the Partington Cove turnout. The trail is a dirt fire road that goes west from the highway. The trail goes to the bottom of the canyon where you will reach Partington Creek. The trail splits north and south. The north trail leads to a small rocky beach. Surf conditions can be very rough and swimming or wading is not advised. The south fork of the trail leads through a historic tunnel to an overlook which once was a loading dock for ships. Do not travel past the overlook bench the surf can be unpredictable and the rocks are unstable."
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Great spot to explore nature on the central coast. The trail is relatively steep, but manageable, switchbacking a bit from the road down to the cove. Along the way, you'll encounter a variety of vegetation, including natives (lupine & yarrow) and non-natives (mustard), redwoods, and poison oak. At the bottom of the hill, the trail splits. Veering left takes you on a trail through a tunnel beneath the cliffside out to Partington Cove. The cove was used to load bark onto ships in the 19th century, and the remains of the loading dock are visible on the rocky cliffside. Veering right takes you out to a small beach with very energetic and dramatic wave action, so I would recommend taking photos over suntanning here. Take your time to explore, because you will be huffing and puffing your way back up to the road when you're done.
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Great short hike in the Big Sur area. The trail is steep, but definitely well maintained and doable. Once you get to the bottom, its a beautiful rocky area.Please note - this is not a beach for laying out. A couple of other tourists while we were there appeared upset there was no sand.
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Barely noticeable gate takes you down onto a hike right to the sea, through tunnels and trees to sea otter and crashing waves. We saw condors, dolphins and whales. Go!
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A magical, mystical natural cove. It takes some effort to get there (and even more to get back up a fairly long and steep trail) but it's worth it.