Nepenthe

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 2 motorcycle crashes were reported within a mile of Nepenthe from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. The riding roads that lead there: Highway 1, Big Sur (36 crashes along 90.3 mapped miles). What to watch for on Highway 1, Big Sur: Tourist traffic stopping suddenly for views, RVs crossing the centre line, fog, and closures from landslides. Check Caltrans before you go.

• Highway 1, Big SurWorld-famous coastal highway along the cliffs.Passes right by it · 90.3 mi of road · 36 motorcycle crashes (4 fatal)

No spot within a mile of Nepenthe has 3 or more reported motorcycle crashes.

Where is Nepenthe?

Restaurant above Highway 1 in Big Sur, looking down the coast. Its location is 36.22181, -121.75966.

Which riding roads go to Nepenthe?

Riding roads within 5 miles of Nepenthe: Highway 1, Big Sur (right by it). Each has a page with what the road is like, what to watch for and its crash record.

How long does it take to ride to Nepenthe?

It depends where you start. On our motorcycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.