Devil's Slide used to be a part of Highway 1 and was infamous for closures due to landslides. The Tom Lantos Tunnels replaced it in 2013; and the 1.3 miles paved highway was then converted to a multi-use trail that connects the north and south parking lots.This is the view of the tunnels from the south parking lot.
The Tom Lantos Tunnels separate the north and south parking lots. Both of the two parking lots have an upper and lower lot; but there are less than 40 spots in total, so it was extremely hard to find parking on a Saturday.
The trail has designated pedestrian and bike lanes. We saw a few bikers but most of the people there were walking.I didn't know trees can grow on the side of bluffs. (I just found out that a bluff is a small, rounded cliff that usually overlooks a body of water.)The trail is mainly flat but there are some steep uphill sections. According to AllTrails, the steepest section has a 9% grade.The barricades are low, so you can get great views of the Pacific Ocean.There were a lot of signs warning about landslides, and some of the bluffs had nets on them to hold the rocks in place.There are benches, viewing scopes, and interpretive signs along the trail. This interpretive sign describes in detail the restoration effort for the common murres on Egg Rock.
We didn’t see any common murres on the trail, but according to Audubon, the common murre looks like a penguin and can have blue or green eggs.
This is a view of Egg Rock from the trail.We did see several ravens.This is a view of the north parking lot coming from the south. There are bathrooms on both the north and the south trailheads.The Devil's Slide Bunker can be viewed from the south parking lot. According to Atlas Obscura, it was used as a triangulation and observing station during World War II.
The bunker is on private property, and there is a huge sign telling people not to trespass. However, it is not fenced, and we saw several people climbing up towards the bunker.
