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nice rides in LA
Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres
tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. |
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v-man wrote:
Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. Hi, Used to live there and loved the ride from Valencia, up San Fransiquito?? and back down Bouquet Canyon. There was another ride from Northridge University that went over the mountains to malibu, but can't remember the exact route. Also had friends that mountain biked down the reservoir from Palmdale to the beach |
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On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 14:10:37 -0500, "v-man"
wrote: Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. The LA area is very large and encompasses almost any terrain you'd imagine. You may be satisfied by renting a bike in Santa Monic and riding to Marina Del Rey and return. That's largely on the beach path and picturesque. |
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"v-man" wrote in
: Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. When I moved from the Bay Area to LA I was worried about the cycling, since the image of LA (which is true!) is that the traffic is terrible. However what I found is that although there are a lot of cars, there are also a lot of roads, and they aren't all crowded! Unfortunately there's little good info on the web about cycling in LA--I should put something on my own web page if I ever find the time. The best routes are along the beach (as has been mentioned there is an excellent bike path, although it can also be crowded with other bikes, rollerbladers and walkers--best to go in the early morning) and in the nearby mountains. There are many roads through the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, some with little traffic. I live in Westwood (West LA) and so start and end all my trips there, but you can adjust as needed. Some of my favorite routes are as follows. I've left out details and you should bring along a detailed map in any case. * Ohio Ave to Federal to San Vincente (though downtown Brentwood and Santa Monica), pick up the South Bay bike trail along the beach, go south to Marina Del Rey, pick up the Ballona Creek bike trail up to Culver City, get off on Duquesne, take Motor into Century City, Ave of the Stars to Santa Monica Blvd, and then back streets through Westwood to home. 26 miles. A longer variation involves taking the beach trail all the way to the end at Palos Verdes Peninsula, doing a half-loop around the peninsula and then back up the beach trail, which makes a 66 mile semi-loop. * Take the above route to the ocean, and then the Pacific Coast Highway north from Santa Monica as far as you like, and then go back. A very nice route although lots of traffic. * Go to the ocean as above, take the PCH north to Las Flores Canyon, which is a fantastic and steep climb (12-20% in the steepest sections) with little traffic, connect to Stunt Road for a beautiful descent, then take Mulholland Highway to Topanga Canyon to Ventura Blvd. Ventura is a fairly busy road but it's wide with a bike lane for most of it and so not bad. Take Sepulveda back over the mountains (it is next to the 405 freeway and thus a surprisingly good cycling road except during rush hour). 47 miles. * Take Olympic Blvd into Beverly Hills, connect through (I like cycling along Rodeo Drive in the early morning) to Beverly Blvd, and head up past impressive houses into the mountains. Connect to Franklyn Canyon, a road with almost no traffic on it. Take Mulholland Drive to Sepulveda and back down. 20 miles. Those are just a few favorites; there are plenty more. Enjoy! -- John Leo http://www.halfaya.org/leo/ |
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Thanks alot for the info. I'm going to try one of these.
"John Leo" wrote in message . .. "v-man" wrote in : Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. When I moved from the Bay Area to LA I was worried about the cycling, since the image of LA (which is true!) is that the traffic is terrible. However what I found is that although there are a lot of cars, there are also a lot of roads, and they aren't all crowded! Unfortunately there's little good info on the web about cycling in LA--I should put something on my own web page if I ever find the time. The best routes are along the beach (as has been mentioned there is an excellent bike path, although it can also be crowded with other bikes, rollerbladers and walkers--best to go in the early morning) and in the nearby mountains. There are many roads through the canyons of the Santa Monica Mountains, some with little traffic. I live in Westwood (West LA) and so start and end all my trips there, but you can adjust as needed. Some of my favorite routes are as follows. I've left out details and you should bring along a detailed map in any case. * Ohio Ave to Federal to San Vincente (though downtown Brentwood and Santa Monica), pick up the South Bay bike trail along the beach, go south to Marina Del Rey, pick up the Ballona Creek bike trail up to Culver City, get off on Duquesne, take Motor into Century City, Ave of the Stars to Santa Monica Blvd, and then back streets through Westwood to home. 26 miles. A longer variation involves taking the beach trail all the way to the end at Palos Verdes Peninsula, doing a half-loop around the peninsula and then back up the beach trail, which makes a 66 mile semi-loop. * Take the above route to the ocean, and then the Pacific Coast Highway north from Santa Monica as far as you like, and then go back. A very nice route although lots of traffic. * Go to the ocean as above, take the PCH north to Las Flores Canyon, which is a fantastic and steep climb (12-20% in the steepest sections) with little traffic, connect to Stunt Road for a beautiful descent, then take Mulholland Highway to Topanga Canyon to Ventura Blvd. Ventura is a fairly busy road but it's wide with a bike lane for most of it and so not bad. Take Sepulveda back over the mountains (it is next to the 405 freeway and thus a surprisingly good cycling road except during rush hour). 47 miles. * Take Olympic Blvd into Beverly Hills, connect through (I like cycling along Rodeo Drive in the early morning) to Beverly Blvd, and head up past impressive houses into the mountains. Connect to Franklyn Canyon, a road with almost no traffic on it. Take Mulholland Drive to Sepulveda and back down. 20 miles. Those are just a few favorites; there are plenty more. Enjoy! -- John Leo http://www.halfaya.org/leo/ |
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v-man wrote:
Can anyone recommend any nice 25-40 mile rides in LA area. I know theres tons of traffic but I would like a ride where theres not too many cars. I'm renting a bike so it could be an off road trail or whatever. Thanks. It depends on where in LA! It's a big place... Most people will recommend the beach areas, but this time of year the best riding is inland toward the mountains. If you're near downtown, you can do some great loops out through EagleRock/Glendale/Pasadena/LaCanada. There are a jillion possibilities -- grab a Thomas Guide and start plotting. Out this way, traffic is quieter by LA standards, with a little more elbow room on wider roads. Enjoy it while the weather is amenable. The smog and heat become oppressive in summer. As far as the beach goes, I find it quite boring after the first few times. Malibu is nice, once you get past that initial scary bit right out of Pacific Palisades. Honestly, I think the best biking in southern CA is off road -- which is superb. This is why I was mostly a mountain biker out there. Matt O. |
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Matt O'Toole wrote: Honestly, I think the best biking in southern CA is off road -- which is superb. This is why I was mostly a mountain biker out there. Matt O. The best biking in southern CA is in San Diego County. Tom |
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"Matt O'Toole" wrote in message
... Most people will recommend the beach areas, but this time of year the best riding is inland toward the mountains. If you're near downtown, you can do some great loops out through EagleRock/Glendale/Pasadena/LaCanada. My old stomping grounds. How often did I do various loops through Eagle Rock, out to Chinatown, Highland Park, East LA? How many rides across and up and down the arroyo? I had the perfect commute: uphill in the morning, before the smog would rise; downhill for the way home. My husband (then boyfriend) and I did a little mountain biking up in the San Gabriels, too, in those days. The scariest incident in all my biking in that region: I was chased by a feral dog one time in East LA. It was a mean-looking SOB -- that's what life in the streets of the barrio will do to you. That varmit scared the hell out of me, but I eventually out ran him. I don't ever recall any bad incidents with automobiles. -- Warm Regards, Claire Petersky Home of the meditative cyclist: http://home.earthlink.net/~cpetersky/Welcome.htm Personal page: http://www.geocities.com/cpetersky/ See the books I've set free at: http://bookcrossing.com/referral/Cpetersky |
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For longer, hillier rides I really enjoy Mulholland Highway from
Calabasas toward Malibu (cutting over to PCH via Stunt Road or Malibu Canyon), then back through Santa Monica and over Sepulveda. That's around 45 - 50 mile round trip, depending on your exact route. The traffic is light and the climbs are a good workout. For only minimal street riding: For shorter, more casual rides, the beach path from Santa Monica to Redondo is nice (35 mile round trip). Even shorter and more casual is the LA River bikeway from Burbank through Glendale and back. |
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