Claims extracted
21
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Other
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Just off Highway 1, the Partington Cove Trail leads hikers to one of the Golden State’s most stunning coastal vistas, with rugged views of a wave-battered beach and turquoise waters.
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Trail → lead → beach
But getting there requires a trek through a 60-foot, hand-carved passageway.
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getting → get → passageway
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Sign → sign → California
The hidden gem is located about 20 miles south of the Big Sur Cafe.
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gem → hide → Cafe
To reach the tunnel, you’ll first hike down a steep road that leads to a wooden bridge spanning a small stream.
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that → reach → stream
Partington Cove’s old tunnel dates back to the late 1800s, when homesteader John Partington carved it into the hillside.
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Partington → date → hillside
He settled in Big Sur in 1874 and made a living selling lumber from the area’s abundant Douglas fir and Redwood trees.
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He → settle → trees
Back then, mules would haul the wagons down the canyon and through the tunnel to the cove.
But during the prohibition era, the secluded inlet was rumored to be a secret landing point for smuggling illicit liquor.
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inlet → haul → liquor
The area later served as an equipment drop zone when Highway 1 was being built through the rugged coastline.
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Highway → serve → coastline
Today, the original wooden loading dock is gone, but the tunnel remains.
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tunnel → go → ?
Clad in wooden beams, it’s around 60-feet long, 6.5 feet tall, and 7 feet wide.
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it → clothe → beams
The passageway opens up to the gorgeous Partington Cove, a scenic slice of Big Sur with crystal clear blue waters that feels like a secret oasis.
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that → open → oasis
According to AllTrails, the trek is just 1.2 miles in total and takes anywhere from a half an hour to an hour both ways.
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trek → accord → hour
Hikers rave about the stunning pathway.
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Hikers → rave → pathway
“If you are driving through Big Sur and do not have much time for a hike, this is your Hike!
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this → drive → hike
You see the cove, a really cool tunnel, the ocean waves crashing on the rocks, and a little redwood forest with a stream,” one visitor wrote on TripAdvisor.
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visitor → see → TripAdvisor
The trail is steep, but definitely well maintained and doable.
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trail → maintain → ?
Once you get to the bottom, its a beautiful rocky area,” another visitor wrote.
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visitor → get → area
It is so gorgeous and is a great place to have a picnic.
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It → have → picnic
The pictures don’t do it justice at all.
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pictures → do → justice
It is definitely worth the hike down to it,” a third commented.
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third → comment → it
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