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Bike Trails in Los Angeles

While hikespeak.com has hike in its name, mountain bikers can enjoy a lot of the trails on this website too. Many trails around Los Angeles are open for biking, so if you like to bike, check out the selection of trails below, which all permit mountain bikes.

In addition to browsing the list below, you can also search for bike-friendly trails near you by using the Hike Finder Map. Uncheck the box next to “Doesn’t Allow Bikes” to only view trails that are open to bikes.

A mountain biker on Sullivan Ridge

Mountain Biking Trails around Los Angeles

These bike-friendly trails are separated by region and listed alphabetically to make it easy for bikers to find a place to have some fun on two wheels. Enjoy!

Santa Monica Mtns.

 

	Angel Vista via Rosewood Trail This 4-mile round trip ride is the most direct route to Angel Vista, a panoramic viewpoint in the Santa Monica Mountains overlooking the Conejo Valley.
	Angel Vista via West Los Robles Trail This 7.6-mile round trip ride climbs 800 feet to an overlook on the north side of the Santa Monica mountains above Thousand Oaks.
	Caballero Canyon Trail This 3.4-mile round trip ride ascends a canyon on the north side of the Santa Monica Mountains with views over the San Fernando Valley.
	Calabasas Peak via Calabasas – Cold Creek Trail This 4.5-mile round trip ride starts up a scenic single track formerly know as the Secret Trail and ascends 750 feet to the summit of Calabasas Peak.
	Calabasas Peak from Stunt Road This 3.6-mile ride travels an easy-to-follow fire road, climbing 1000 feet to panoramic views of the Santa Monica Mountains and San Fernando Valley.
	Castro Crest from Latigo Canyon Road This 3.8-mile ride crosses a green canyon and Climbs to scenic saddle below Castro Peak.
	Eagle Rock from Trippet Ranch This 4-mile ride up Eagle Springs Fire Road visits an exceptional sandstone summit in Topanga State Park.
	Escondido Falls This 4-mile out and back ride visits a 200 foot waterfall that is split into two tiers. The upper tier is 150 feet tall and stunning after a rainstorm.
	Getty View Park This 3-mile out and back ride crosses East Sepulveda Fire Road (Casiano Fire Road) on a ridge east of the 405 Freeway that offers light traffic and plentiful views of the Getty Museum and Santa Monica Bay.
	Grassland Trail to Crags Road and Rock Pool This easy 3-mile ride enters Malibu Creek State Park on South Grassland Trail, then forms a loop around Crags Road to visit Rock Pool, a popular park retreat.
	Hastain Trail This pair of short loops explore Franklin Canyon Park and ridges in the Santa Monica Mountains above Beverly Hills.
	Lower Canyonback Trail This 4.2 mile ride ascends Canyonback Ridge from Kenter Ave. in Brentwood to the Mountain Gate Country Club Estates.
	M*A*S*H Set This bike ride visits the site where the exteriors of the television show MASH were filmed, a 4.75-mile trek from the park entrance.
	Mandeville Canyon to San Vicente Mountain Loop This 5-mile bike incorporating a few trails, taking a DWP road up to Westridge to visit San Vicente Mountain, before crossing Mulholland Drive and Canyonback Ridge to return to Mandeville Canyon via Hollyhock Fire Road.
	Mesa Peak from Tapia Trailhead This 6.5-mile round trip ride ascends 1,400 feet up the Backbone Trail from Malibu Creek State Park to a subtle summit with substantial ocean views.
	Paramount Ranch This segment of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area includes Western Town, an outdoor set cast as frontier towns in TV and film since the 1950s. There are also several miles of hiking trails to explore.
	Parker Mesa Overlook from Paseo Miramar This steep 5.7-mile out-and-back ride begins down the ridge south of the overlook and delivers knockout ocean views.
	Parker Mesa Overlook from Trippet Ranch This 6.7-mile roundtrip ride heads up to the overlook from the opposite direction, starting at Trippet Ranch, Topanga State Park’s main trailhead.
	Red Rock Canyon The trails in the beautifully sculpted Red Rock Canyon are 2.5 and 5.2 miles in length.
	San Vicente Mountain from Mulholland Drive This 2-mile bike ride approaches the peak from the east and offers views to the north and south en route to the old Nike Missile site.
	Scenic and Overlook Trails Loop This 2.7 to 3.5-mile ride takes in tremendous ocean views above Big Sycamore Canyon in Point Mugu State Park (Only half of this loop is open to bikes).
	Sullivan Canyon This 8.5-mile round trip ride follows a wide trail up the center of a sycamore-filled canyon.
	Sullivan Ridge A prominent lone-standing Live Oak along Sullivan Ridge makes a natural turnaround point and a 7.5 to 8.3 mile round trip ride.
	Talepop Loop This 4.75-mile ride climbs 500 feet over a scenic mountain between Liberty Canyon and Las Virgenes Canyon.
	Temescal Peak This 5.8 to 7.6-mile bike ride ascends Temescal Ridge to a summit with sweeping views over Topanga State Park and the Santa Monica Mountains.
	Trebek Open Space Bantam Trail and Castair Trail a short dirt roads that can be biked in this park adjacent to Runyon Canyon.
	Tuna Canyon Park This 1.6 to 5.1-mile ride offers spectacular ocean views from a less-visited park between Topanga and Malibu.
	Upper Canyonback Trail This 3 mile ride descends Canyonback Ridge from Mulholland Drive to the Mountain Gate Country Club Estates.
	Upper Solstice Canyon This 5.5 to 6.5-mile ride travels the Backbone Trail across Upper Solstice Canyon from Corral Canyon Road to Castro Crest, with the option to bike an extra half mile up Newton Road toward Castro Peak.
	Vanalden Cave This 0.6-mile round trip ride visits a unique sandstone cave that you can stand inside and above. The ride can be extended to 1.55 miles round trip to visit a nearby vista point with a panoramic perspective of the Santa Monica Mountains.
	Westridge Trail to San Vicente Mountain This 7.4-mile ride travels a scenic ridge between a Brentwood neighborhood and a summit that was once used as a Nike Missile site.
	Zuma Ridge Trail This wide dirt service road which weaves northwest up the back of the ridge west of Zuma Canyon offering access to several trails in the area.

 

San Gabriel Mtns.

 

	Baldy Notch Bike up a dirt service road to a ski lodge at the top of the Mount Baldy Ski Lift.
	Crystal Lake This 1 1/3-mile round trip ride visits the only naturally occurring lake in the San Gabriel Mountains. Bike up a paved a road to a parking area above the lake and then walk down a flight up stairs to the waterfront.
	Echo Mountain via Sam Merrill Trail This 5.8-mile ride visits a historic railway and ruins from a century old resort overlooking Pasadena.
	Heaton Flats Trail This ride of 3.6 to 6 miles (or more) starts from the same trailhead as the trail to the Bridge to Nowhere and climbs toward Iron Mountain and panoramic views of the San Gabriel Mountains.
	Hermit Falls This 2.5-mile ride heads down canyon away from Sturtevant Falls toward a 30-foot waterfall. The lush canyon and the babbling creek are quite calming.
	Hoegees Camp via Lower Winter Creek Trail This 4.25-mile ride follows Lower Winter Creek Trail through a beautiful wooded canyon to a backcountry campground with fourteen first-come first-serve sites.
	Lower Zion Trail The trail from Hoegees Camp up Mt. Zion is 1.5 miles long.
	Mount Hillyer This 6,215-foot summit can be reach from two trailheads for a 1.33 to 6.25-mile ride gaining between 575 and 1,000 feet.
	Mount Waterman This 5.5-mile ride gradually ascends 1300 feet, passing through a pine forest to reach the round summit of Mt. Waterman.
	San Antonio Falls This 1.2-mile ride visits a multi-tier waterfall along the trail to Mt. Baldy.
	Santa Anita Canyon Loop This 9.5-mile loop visits a two peaceful creeks, a 60 foot waterfall and plenty of beautiful wilderness.
	Spruce Grove Camp This 8-mile in-and-out or 9.5-mile loop takes bikers beyond Sturtevant Falls to a backcountry campground with seven first-come first-serve sites.
	Sturtevant Falls This 3.25-mile ride visits a 60-foot waterfall and a lush cottage-lined canyon.
	Switzer Falls This 4.5-mile ride starts out above and finishes below a 50-foot tall waterfall.
	Upper Winter Creek Trail This 2.75-mile long trail can be used to extend Santa Anita Canyon Loop or create a 4.85-mile loop with Lower Winter Creek Trail.
	Upper Zion Trail The trail from Spruce Grove Camp up Mt. Zion is 1.5 miles long.

 

Elsewhere

 

	Beaudry Motorway Loop to Tongva Peak This 6.15-mile loop climbs 1,475 feet to the summit of Tongva Peak on the east end of the Verdugo Mountains.
	Community Trail This 2.5-mile ride delivers views over Los Angeles from Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area in the Baldwin Hills.
	Fish Canyon Narrows This ride of ten miles or more explores an enchanting narrow canyon on the east side of the Angeles National Forest in the Sierra Pelona Mountains north of Santa Clarita.
	Hostetter Fire Road to Verdugo Mountain This 7.5-mile round-trip ride up La Tuna Canyon reaches the highest summit in the Verdugo Mountains, a small mountain range north of Burbank.
	Lizard Rock To add extra mileage and views to a visit to Paradise Falls in Thousand Oaks, consider placing Lizard Rock on your itinerary.
	Lunada Canyon Trail This short trail explores an overgrown canyon between two residential ridges inland of Lunada Bay.
	Paradise Falls This 40-foot waterfall is located within Wildwood Park in Thousand Oaks and is reachable via several trails.
	Rocky Peak This 4.75-mile round trip ride climbs 1,100 feet to a 2,715-foot summit in Rocky Peak Park in the Santa Susana Mountains between Chatsworth and Simi Valley.
	Towsley View Loop Trail This 5.4-mile loop explores two canyons and scenic ridges in the Santa Susana Mountains, passing the narrows of Towsley Gorge in Towsley Canyon.

A mountain biker on Towsley View Loop Trail