This is a list of bike paths in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

Paths

* 98th Street bicycle path – runs from Avalon Boulevard to Clovis Avenue along 98th Street in the

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area. Bike Path ID: 1. Mileage: 0.52. * Arroyo Seco bicycle path – runs in the Arroyo Seco river channel, from

Montecito Heights, Los Angeles Montecito Heights is a neighborhood in the Northeast Los Angeles region of Los Angeles, California. The population in 2000 was estimated at 16,768. Geography and transportation Montecito Heights' boundaries are roughly the Pasadena Freeway ( SR ...

, to South Pasadena. Bike Path ID: 5. Mileage: 2.27. (connects to Kenneth Newell Bikeway in Pasadena.) * Balboa Boulevard East bicycle path – runs along

Balboa Boulevard Balboa Boulevard is a major north–south street in the city of Los Angeles, and it cuts through many communities and is one of the main thoroughfares in the San Fernando Valley. Name Balboa Boulevard was named after Vasco Núñez de Balboa, ...

, from Victory Boulevard to Burbank Boulevard, in

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. Bike Path ID: 1818. Mileage: 1. Cyclist using Ballona Creek Bike Path near Sepulveda gate

Ballona Creek bicycle path The Ballona Creek Bike Path (pronunciation: “Bah-yo-nuh" or “Buy-yo-nah” ) is a Class I bicycle path and pedestrian route in California. The bike path follows the north bank of Ballona Creek until it reaches Santa Monica Bay at the Pac ...

– runs along

Ballona Creek Ballona Creek (pronunciation: "Bah-yo-nuh" or "Buy-yo-nah" ) is an channelized stream in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, that was once a "year-round river lined with sycamores and willows". The urban watercourse be ...

in the Westside Los Angeles area. The LA city-owned segment of this bicycle path is in two sections. The easternmost section of the bike path runs from the LA/Culver City border to 62nd Street in the northwestern Baldwin Hills area, (Bike Path ID: 1832, Mileage: 0.23) and is 0.23 miles long. The western section maintained by LADOT runs from Lincoln Boulevard in

Playa Vista Playa Vista is a neighborhood in the Westside area of Los Angeles, California, United States. The area was the headquarters of Hughes Aircraft Company from 1941 to 1985 and the site of the construction of the Hughes H-4 Hercules "Spruce Goo ...

Sepulveda Boulevard Sepulveda Boulevard is a major street and transportation corridor in the City of Los Angeles and several other cities in western Los Angeles County, California. The street parallels Interstate 405 for much of its route. Portions of Sepulveda ...

at the border of Culver City (Bike Path ID: 9, Mileage: 2.49). This bicycle path continues east several miles into

Culver City Culver City is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,779. It is mostly surrounded by Los Angeles, but also shares a border with the unincorporated area of Ladera Heights to the ea ...

, and ends at the Metro Expo Line

La Cienega/Jefferson station La Cienega/Jefferson station is an elevated light rail station on the E Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is over the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Jefferson Boulevard, after which the station is named, in the ...

. The westernmost extension of this bicycle path is via roads in Marina Del Rey and

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, connecting to the Dockweiler State Beach bicycle path, which is part of the 22-mile coastal Marvin Braude Bike Trail. *

Browns Creek Bike Trail Browns Creek Bike Path is a Class I bike path that is “tucked away from the surrounding hustle and bustle” of the San Fernando Valley, “hugging the side” of the Browns Canyon Wash. The path begins at Lassen Street, just east of Chatswo ...

– runs along

Browns Canyon Wash Browns Canyon Wash, also known as Browns Canyon Creek, is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 16, 2011 tributary of the Los Angeles River in the Santa Susana Mount ...

from 314' south of Rinaldi Street to Devonshire Street in

Chatsworth, Los Angeles Chatsworth is a suburban neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, in the San Fernando Valley. The area around the town was home to Native Americans, who left caves containing rock art. Chatsworth was explored and colonized by the Spanish Empire ...

. Bike Path ID: 1830. Mileage: 0.91. * Burbank Boulevard bicycle path – runs in the

Sepulveda Basin The Sepulveda Dam is a dry dam constructed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to withhold winter flood waters along the Los Angeles River. Completed in 1941, at a cost of $6,650,561 (), it is located south of center in the San Fernando Valley, a ...

park, from Balboa Boulevard to 727' west of I-405, near the Encino Golf Course. Bike Path ID: 12. Mileage: 2.37. * Burbank Channel bicycle path – located in

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with two segments: Cohasset Street to Tulare Avenue (0.3 mi), and Buena Vista St. to Jackson Street (0.6 mi). * Cabrillo Beach bicycle path – runs in San Pedro, from Oliver Vickery Circle Way to the end of the jetty at

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Park. Bike Path ID: 13. Mileage: 0.38. * Canterbury Avenue bicycle path – runs from Chase Street to Reedly Street along Canterbury Avenue in the San Fernando Valley. Bike Path ID: 14. Mileage: 0.52. *

Chandler Boulevard bicycle path The Chandler Boulevard Bike Path is a Class I rail trail off-street bike route that runs from North Hollywood to Burbank in Los Angeles County, California. Chandler Blvd. Bikeway was the Southern Pacific Burbank Branch railroad track until the ...

– on Chandler Boulevard in the San Fernando Valley. The LADOT-maintained portion runs from Vineland Avenue to Clybourn Avenue in North Hollywood (Bike path ID: 18. Mileage: 0.8). The bike path, which changes names to Chandler Bikeway, continues 1.91 miles in Burbank from Clybourn Avenue to Mariposa Street. Chandler bike path evening burbank

* Compton Creek bicycle path – runs along

Compton Creek Compton Creek is a major tributary of the Los Angeles River in and surrounding Compton in Los Angeles County, California. The stream drains a watershed of . and is the last major tributary to enter the Los Angeles River before it reaches the ...

in Compton and Rancho Dominguez for almost six miles. It extends from

El Segundo Boulevard El Segundo Boulevard is a west-east thoroughfare in Los Angeles County. It has a total length of . At one time, it was named Ballona Avenue. Geography El Segundo Boulevard begins as a minor street in Lynwood, California, Lynwood. When it runs ...

east of N. Parmelee Avenue(near Centennial High School) to

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near the Blue Line Del Amo station. *

Coyote Creek bicycle path The Coyote Creek bikeway is a Class 1 bike path in Los Angeles County that runs adjacent to the Coyote Creek (San Gabriel River), Coyote Creek flood control channel for approximately 9.5 miles. The bike path is controlled by Caltrans. The path ...

– runs along Coyote Creek, on the Orange County border to Long Beach. Maintained by CalTrans. *

Culver Boulevard Median Bike Path The Culver Boulevard Median Bike Path is California bikeway classifications, Class I rail trail Cycling infrastructure, bicycle path, walk route and linear park on Culver Boulevard in western Los Angeles County, California. Route The path is ...

– runs from McConnell Avenue to Sawtelle Boulevard in Culver City. Bike Path ID: 20. Mileage: 1.4. * Devonshire Street bicycle path – Runs from Woodman Avenue to Arleta Avenue. Bike Path ID: 21. Mileage: 0.5. * Dominguez Channel bicycle path/Laguna Dominguez bicycle trail – runs along the

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, and is partially maintained by the city of Los Angeles and partially maintained by the county of Los Angeles. The city-maintained portion runs from .03 miles west of Vermont Avenue to West 190th Street along Dominguez Channel in Gardena. Bike Path ID: 23. Mileage: 0.79. The county-maintained portion continues for 2.7 miles along the Dominguez Channel. * Duarte bicycle path – located in Duarte, this trail was created by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. * El Dorado Park Bike Path – located in El Dorado Park in

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. The path connects with the

San Gabriel River Bike Trail The San Gabriel River Trail (also known as SGRT) is a bike path along the San Gabriel River through El Dorado Regional Park and onto street bike trails near the Alamitos Bay Marina in Los Angeles County, California. The South end is Seal Be ...

. *

Expo Bike Path The Expo Bike Path is a rail with trail bicycle path and pedestrian route in Los Angeles County, California that travels roughly parallel to the Los Angeles Metro Rail's E Line between and stations. The Expo Bike Path is one of two major b ...

– runs parallel to the E Line for ~12 miles, from University Park and

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. * Hansen Dam bicycle path – runs along

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in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Bike Path ID: 28. Mileage: 2.27. * Harbor Park bicycle path – runs from Gaffey Street to

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in San Pedro. Bike Path ID: 29. Mileage: 0.38. * Heartwell Park Bike Path – runs through Heartwell Park in

, and is 2.5 miles long. It connects with the

. *

Imperial Highway The Imperial Highway is a west-east thoroughfare in the counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, and Imperial in the U.S. state of California. The main portion of the existing route begins at Vista Del Mar in Los Angeles near t ...

bicycle path – runs along the westbound side of the

, from 200' east of Hillcrest Avenue to 200 feet east of Pershing Drive, adjacent to

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. Bike Path ID: 33. Mileage: 0.25. * La Cañada Verde Creek Bicycle Path – a short bike path in Whittier, running 0.1 miles along the south side of La Cañada Verde Creek from Mulberry Street to Broadway. Alex Baum Bicycle Bridge looking south at night 2015-09-27

Alex Baum Bicycle Bridge looking south at night 2015-09-27

Los Angeles River Bicycle Path The Los Angeles River bicycle path is a Los Angeles bike paths, Class I bicycle and pedestrian path in the Greater Los Angeles area running from north to east along the Los Angeles River through Griffith Park in an area known as the Glendale Narro ...

– runs along parts of the

Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River (), historically known as by the Tongva and the by the Spanish, is a major river in Los Angeles County, California. Its headwaters are in the Simi Hills and Santa Susana Mountains, and it flows nearly from Canoga Park ...

, in separate sections currently. One runs . Another runs in the Glendale Narrows from Riverside Drive at Zoo Drive in Griffith Park to

Elysian Valley Elysian Valley, commonly known as Frogtown, is a neighborhood in Central Los Angeles, California, adjoining the Los Angeles River. It has a series of parks maintained by the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA), as well as The ...

in Los Angeles. (Bike Path ID: 1905, Mileage: 4.5). The path has recently been extended south to Elysian Valley, just north of downtown Los Angeles, for a full length of 7.4 miles. NBC Universal has agreed to pay $13.5 million in order to have an additional 6.4 miles of the L.A. River bicycle path built, from its current northern Glendale Narrows terminus in Burbank to Whitsett Avenue in Studio City. * Los Angeles River Bikeway – also known as the Los Angeles River bicycle path or by its acronym LARIO. It runs along the lower the

from Vernon downstream to the Downtown Marina

and its mouth. It is 29.1 miles long and runs along the east side of the Los Angeles River. * Lake Los Angeles bike path – located at Lake Los Angeles in the

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, it runs along 170th St. East. for 2.7 miles between Avenue M-8 and Avenue P. A spur runs 0.5 miles along Avenue O from 170th St. East to 165th St. East. * Legg Lake bicycle path – located in the

Whittier Narrows Recreation Area The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east and the Montebello Hills to the west. The gap is located at the southern boundary of t ...

South El Monte, California South El Monte is a city in the San Gabriel Valley, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,567, down from 20,116 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 ce ...

. * Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle-Pedestrian Path on Long Beach International Gateway Bridge, COMING SOON “connector bridge from Ocean Boulevard to the bridge is currently under construction” * Marvin Braude Bike Trail – a bike trail along the Pacific Ocean shoreline of western Los Angeles County, from Pacific Palisades south to Torrance. Sections of the bike trail are managed by a wide variety of municipal authorities and have several different names.
Sections, listed north to south and managed by a variety of municipal authorities, include: ** Will Rogers State Beach bicycle path – northernmost section, within

Will Rogers State Beach Will Rogers State Beach is a beach park on the Santa Monica Bay, at the Pacific coast of Southern California. Located in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, the beach is owned by the California Department of Parks and Recreatio ...

in Pacific Palisades from Temescal Canyon Road southeast to Santa Monica city limits. Bike Path ID: 65. Mileage: 1.37. ** Santa Monica bicycle path – along the beach in Santa Monica, and connecting Will Rogers State Beach bicycle path to the Venice Beach bicycle path. ** Venice Beach bicycle path – along Venice Beach, from the Santa Monica bicycle path to Washington Boulevard. Bike Path ID: 61. Mileage: 1.51. ** Dockweiler State Beach bicycle path – runs from

at Marina del Rey through Playa del Rey and

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to the El Segundo city limit. Bike Path ID: 22. Mileage: 3.79. This bicycle path connects via roads to the

. ** The Strand bicycle path – the South Bay section, from El Segundo, south through Manhattan Beach, Hermosa Beach, and Redondo Beach, to Torrance. *

G Line Bikeway The G Line Bikeway is a cycle route in Los Angeles, California, that runs for from Chatsworth, through Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area to Valley Glen. It runs alongside the G Line bus rapid transit route, sharing a dedicated right-of-way ...

– runs in 2 sections, parallel to the original Los Angeles Metro G Line in the

San Fernando Valley The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, Los Angeles County, California. Situated to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it comprises a large portion of Los Angeles, the Municipal corpo ...

. The west path section runs from White Oak Avenue to

Canoga station Canoga station is a station on the G Line of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system located on Canoga Avenue in Canoga Park, in the western San Fernando Valley. It is part of the Los Angeles Metro Busway system. History Canoga was built as an ...

Canoga Park Canoga Park is a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region of the City of Los Angeles, California. Before the Mexican–American War, the district was part of a rancho, and after the American victory it was converted into wheat farms and ...

. Bike Path ID: 41. Mileage: 4.66. The east path section runs from Haskell Avenue to Leghorn Avenue. Bike Path ID: 40. Mileage: 3.84. ** Orange Line Extension bicycle path – runs parallel to the Los Angeles Metro G Line extension and Canoga Avenue in the West San Fernando Valley, from the Canoga Metro station to Lassen Street in Chatsworth. Bike Path ID: 1969. Mileage: 4. * Oxnard Street bicycle path – runs from White Oak Avenue to Balboa Boulevard along Oxnard Street in Encino. Bike Path ID: 44. Mileage: 1.08. * Pacific Electric Inland Empire Trail – running from

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in eastern Los Angeles County, for 18 miles, to Montclair,

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and

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. The final eastern segment, extending through

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, will bring the length of the trail to 21 miles. * Palos Verdes Drive bicycle path – runs on Palos Verdes Drive, from South Western Avenue to Gaffey Street in San Pedro. Bike Path ID: 50. Mileage: 0.8. * Plummer Street bicycle path – runs on Plummer Street in Chatsworth, from Shoup Avenue to Hunt Club Lane. Bike Path ID: 52. Mileage: 0.41. * Puddingstone Reservoir bicycle path – in Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park, located in San Dimas, and ~8 miles long. *

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, 5.5 miles in

from Fairview Heights station to Slauson station * Rio Hondo bicycle path – runs along the Rio Hondo, from near North Peck Road in El Monte, through the

, to the eastern bank's section of the

Los Angeles River bicycle path The Los Angeles River bicycle path is a Los Angeles bike paths, Class I bicycle and pedestrian path in the Greater Los Angeles area running from north to east along the Los Angeles River through Griffith Park in an area known as the Glendale Narro ...

. It also connects with the

San Gabriel River bicycle path The San Gabriel River Trail (also known as SGRT) is a bike path along the San Gabriel River through El Dorado Regional Park and onto street bike trails near the Alamitos Bay Marina in Los Angeles County, California. The South end is Seal Be ...

. * Sale Avenue bicycle path – runs on Sale Avenue in Woodland Hills, from Oxnard Street to Calvert Street, in the western San Fernando Valley. Bike Path ID: 53. Mileage: 0.14. *

– runs alongside the San Gabriel River for 28 miles, between

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in the

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and

, where it runs through El Dorado Park to end at the Alamitos Bay Marina near the

Shoreline Pedestrian Bikepath The Shoreline Pedestrian Bikepath also known as the Long Beach Bike Path is a path along the Pacific Ocean from Shoreline Village in downtown Long Beach, California to Belmont Shore, Los Angeles County.City of Long Beach "Bike Paths". Parks, ...

. * San Francisquito Trail – a 4.36-mile trail in

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between Newhall Ranch Road and Brook Road at the Decoro Drive Bridge. This trail connects to the

Santa Clara River Trail The Santa Clara River Trail is a paved bicycle and walking path in the city of Santa Clarita, California. The path is currently approximately in length and generally runs in an east–west direction and closely follows the path of the Santa C ...

. * San Fernando Road bicycle path – runs along the Metrolink

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route and

San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the City of Los Angeles and Los Angeles County. Within the Burbank city limits it is signed as San Fernando Boulevard, and north of Newhall Pass it is signed as The Old Road. It was previously designat ...

. Phase 1 runs from Roxford Street to Hubbard Street in the northeastern San Fernando Valley. Bike Path ID: 55. Mileage: 1.91. There is a bike path connecting Hubbard Street to Wolfskill Street. Phase 2 opened in 2014 from Wolfskill Street to Branford Street. Mileage: 2.75. When completed, the bicycle path will run to Cohasset Drive in Burbank to connect with the

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. * San Jose Creek bike path – along San Jose Creek in the

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, for 2.1 miles from 7th Avenue to Workman Mill Road. Whittier plans to extend this path by 15.6 miles. * Santa Anita Wash Bicycle Path – along the Santa Anita Wash for 1 mile, from Live Oak Avenue to the east side of the spillway of Peck Road Water Conservation. It connects to the Rio Hondo bicycle path. *

– also known as the Chuck Pontius Commuter Rail Trail. Located along the upper Santa Clara River in

, running 7.29 miles from Soledad Canyon Road & Deep Creek Drive to Valencia Boulevard Bridge south of Auto Center Court. This trail connects to the San Francisquito Trail. Santa Clara River Truss Bridge with signpost

Santa Clara River Truss Bridge with signpost

– located in

. The bike path is between Alamitos Avenue on the west to 54th Place on the east. * Sierra Highway Bike Path – runs 7.1 miles in the

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, from East Avenue J in

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south to Easy Avenue Q7 in

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. * South Fork Trail – in

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, connects to both the

and the San Francisquito Trail. It is 8.32 miles long and runs from the intersection of Lyons Avenue and Ave Entranta to west of McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway. * Thompson Creek trail – runs along Thompson Creek in

for 2.8 miles. Access points include Base Line Road, Higginbotham Park, North Indian Hill Boulevard, and Pomello Drive. The park has a parking lot located on North Indian Hill Boulevard across from La Puerta Sports Park. * Tujunga Wash bicycle path – runs in

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from Oxnard Street to Burbank Boulevard in the eastern San Fernando Valley. Bike Path ID: 56. Mileage: 0.52. * Victory Boulevard bicycle path – beside Victory Boulevard in Encino from White Oak Avenue to the

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(405 Freeway). Bike Path ID: 62. Mileage: 2.64. * Watts Towers Crescent Greenway – a paved trail in

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near the

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. It is on Willowbrook just north of 108th Avenue. * Whittier Greenway Trail – parallel to Whittier Boulevard in Whittier, between Mills Avenue and Pioneer Boulevard near I-605. It is currently 4.7 miles long, but plans exist to extend it east to the border of Orange County. * Woodley Avenue bicycle path – on Woodley Avenue in

park, from Burbank Boulevard to Victory Boulevard. Bike Path ID: 66. Mileage: 1.28.

Bike trails by watershed

Initial “river trails” organization framework created by Loren MacArthur in 1985. NOTE: Legg Lake Loop at

is a bridge point linking the Los Angeles River and the San Gabriel River watersheds. I. LOS ANGELES RIVER “The river goes east-west through the Valley, then turns north-south in downtown L.A., flowing into the Pacific in Long Beach. There are bikeways along only about half of the length of the river currently 022” A. Upper Rio Hondo Bike Trail # Santa Anita Wash Trail to

Peck Road Water Conservation Park A peck is an imperial and United States customary unit of dry volume, equivalent to 8 dry quarts or 16 dry pints. An imperial peck is equivalent to 9.09218 liters and a US customary peck is equivalent to 8.80976754172 liters. Four pecks make a ...

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(Montebello) B.

Lario Trail Los Angeles River Bikeway, also known as LARIO, is a bikeway along the lower Los Angeles River in southern Los Angeles County, California. It is one of the completed sections of the Los Angeles River Bicycle Path planned to run along the entir ...

Whittier Narrows Dam Whittier Narrows Dam is a 56-foot (17 m) tall earth dam on the San Gabriel River and the smaller, parallel Rio Hondo. The dam is located, as the name implies, at the Whittier Narrows. It provides water conservation storage and is also the cen ...

to Hollydale Park (South Gate) # Hollydale Park to

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C. Los Angeles River Bike Trail D. Remoter tributaries of the Los Angeles River 1. Los Angeles Basin a. Arroyo Seco (Pasadena area, northeast of downtown Los Angeles) i. Arroyo Seco Bike Path ii. Kenneth Newell Bike Path b. Compton Creek Bike Path 2. San Fernando Valley a. Browns Creek Bike Path b. Tujunga Wash Bike Path II. SAN GABRIEL RIVER A.

West Fork Bike Path West is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sunset, Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic languages, Germanic word pass ...

B. San Gabriel River Trail # San Gabriel Mountains to Santa Fe Dam # Santa Fe Dam to Legg Lake #

to Wilderness Park # Wilderness Park to El Dorado Park # El Dorado Park to the Pacific Ocean C. San Jose Creek bike path D. Coyote Creek Bike Path E. Billie Boswell Bike Path at El Dorado Park (confluence of San Gabriel River and Coyote Creek) III. Other LA or SG river-adjacent bike loops or paths A. Sepulveda Basin Bikeway (loop intersected by Los Angeles River) B.

Long Beach Bike Path Long may refer to: Measurement * Long, characteristic of something of great duration * Long, characteristic of something of great length * Longitude (abbreviation: long.), a geographic coordinate * Longa (music), note value in early music mensu ...

(begins at Los Angeles River outlet/estuary in Long Beach) C.

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(near Los Angeles River) # Mineral Wells Loop # Crystal Springs Loop IV. Separate watersheds (Bike trails in Los Angeles County adjacent to watercourses that are not connected to the San Gabriel or Los Angeles Rivers; listed roughly north to south.) A.

1. San Francisquito Trail 2. South Fork Trail B.

Ballona Creek Bike Path The Ballona Creek Bike Path (pronunciation: “Bah-yo-nuh" or “Buy-yo-nah” ) is a California bikeway classifications, Class I bicycle path and pedestrian route in California. The bike path follows the north bank of Ballona Creek until it ...

C. Dominguez Channel Bike Path D. Wilmington Drain and Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park loop Dominguez Creek Bike Route gate

Resources

Up-to-date bicycle tourbooks for Los Angeles County have been written by the following authors: * Patrick Brady * Don and Sharron Brundige * Wayne D. Cottrell Orange Line Bikeway 2022-08d

Legalities

Bike paths in

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are maintained by various government organizations. California Bike Paths are explicitly defined in Chapter 1000 of the Highway Design Manual (HDM) published by the California Department of Transportation (

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). Bike paths are uncovered by any warranties as to fitness for safe cycling. This is in direct contrast to ordinary city streets. There are two pieces of case law which establish this clearly, one of them being ''Prokop v. City of Los Angeles.'' It is legal in the City of Los Angeles to ride on sidewalks as long as riders do not show "wanton disregard" for the safety of other sidewalk users. This does not apply to all areas of Los Angeles County. In California, when mounted and riding on the road, cyclists are required to "behave like vehicles" when it comes to obeying signals, signage, and lane restrictions.

References

External links

TRAIL MAPS

Los Angeles Bikeway Map (Metro.net) - HTML

Los Angeles Bikeway Map (Metro.net) - PDF hosted on Dropbox

MAP BikeSantaClarita.com Off-Street Bike Trail Map

L.A. City Parks Dept. (laparks.org) Biking Trails - 8 MapsLA County Dept. of Public Works LOS ANGELES BIKEWAYS mapLos Angeles County Bicycle Coalition BIKE MAPS list

Older PDF maps

Metro Bike Map (April 2006)

Metro Bike Map (June 2012)

INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

Curbed LA: A guide to the glorious future of the Los Angeles River

LA Riverway Improvement Projects

LA County Public Works Bike Project List

L.A. Dept of Transportation Livable Streets Project List

MISC.

Thirteen Fun Family-Friendly Los Angeles Bike Rides Accessible Via Metro Transit

Jesse Fuller’s Bike Travel in the San Fernando Valley article series and maps
{{Los Angeles bike paths * . .

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Los Angeles, bike Environment of Greater Los Angeles