Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Big Sur → Partington Cove Trail

Location: Northern Big Sur, California

Distance: 1 mile

Elevation Gain: 280 feet

Time Required: 30 minutes

Red Tape/Notes: Trailhead is located right across from the trailhead for the Tanbark Trail and Tin House, about 2 miles north of the turnoff for Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park.

What’s Nearby?: Pfeiffer Falls and Valley View Trail, Tanbark Trail and Tin House, Ewoldsen Trail, McWay Waterfall Trail

Tired of trees? This hike is short and sweet, and features a neat tunnel and walkways, along with some cool rocks along the edge of the water. The tunnel was built to help transport bark from the tanbark oaks to ships that harbored in the cove. The cove was also allegedly used by smugglers during prohibition (even if it wasn’t, it’s much more fun to pretend that it was).

Epic Travel → North America → The West Coast → Northern California → Big Sur → Partington Cove Trail