Monterey Bike Trail & 17 Mile Drive by Esther Snively MNR001, 30 Miles 2 L-LM This is one of my favorites. It's not strenuous but always lots of great scenery. I don't have any data on the amount of climbing -- but I consider it rated at a 2. It's for people who like a fairly easy, scenic ride. Esther Directions to get there: Take Hwy 101, turn off at the Monterey Peninsula exit, drive on to Monterey. Exit at Del Monte. There's a traffic signal by the park-n-ride across Del Monte from the Naval Post Graduate School. Park at the park-n-ride and start down the adjacent bike trail. Start on the bike trail at Park-n-Ride on Del Monte across from the Naval Post Graduate School, near Casa Verde. (Restrooms 1 mi down path on the pier.) Ride on the bike trail to Lover's Point keeping Monterey Bay on your right. R 17th L Ocean View C Sunset R 17 Mile Drive thru gate R Spanish Bay Rd. L 17 Mile Drive Pass: Point Joe, Seal & Bird Rocks, Fan Shell Beach, Cypress Point, Lone Cypress, Pescadero Point, Stillwater Cove Stay on the road along the shoreline, don't follow the bike trail directions. R Cypress Drive, pass the Lodge at Pebble Beach Lunch at Gallery Cafe in Pebble Beach (831-625-8577) Return by retracing your route or follow this option: L Palermo (Or Cypress) R Seventeen (at club house) L Alvarado S Stevenson Dr. R Stevenson Dr. S Sloat Rd. R Forest L 17 Mile Drive X Sunset R Sinex L David R Bike Trail at Aquarium S Bike Trail to park-n-ride near Casa Verde