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. To make it easier to navigate read, the trails listed below are divided into groups by LA's main mountain ranges: Santa Monica Mountains San Gabriel Mountains Verdugo Mountains Elsewhere in Los Angeles County Jump right to the area that interests you or keep scrolling down. ... Read more.
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Dixie Canyon Park
in the Santa Monica Mountains

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Dixie Canyon Park in the Santa Monica Mountains
Dixie Canyon Park preserves twenty tucked-away acres in the Santa Monica Mountains on the north side of the range west of Coldwater Canyon. The park can be accessed from Sherman Oaks for a micro hike that is 0.55 miles round trip with 175 feet of elevation change. This partial loop follows a dirt single track that is narrow and sometime overgrown, finding shade from walnut trees and coast live oaks as it passes through Dixie Canyon Park. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority · Sherman Oaks · Dog-Friendly Trails · Santa Monica Mountains
Distance: 0.55 miles · Elevation change: 175 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: August 2, 2016 Last updated: April 8, 2026
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Glendale Peak
in Griffith Park

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Glendale Peak in Griffith Park
Mount Hollywood and Mount Lee might get the bulk of the summit-bagging hikers in Griffith Park, but Glendale Peak is a fine target of its own, hosting grand views of downtown Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Valley, and the San Gabriel Mountains. The 1,190-foot peak pokes out above the southeast side of Griffith Park at the end of a ridge that runs down from Mount Hollywood. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Free Trails · Hollywood · Summits · Dog-Friendly Trails · Griffith Park · Santa Monica Mountains
Distance: 3.3 miles · Elevation change: 405 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: May 3, 2016 Last updated: April 8, 2026
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Glendale Peak – Mount Hollywood Loop
in Griffith Park

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Glendale Peak – Mount Hollywood Loop in Griffith Park
It is often said that two is better than one. Take a hike on Glendale Peak – Mount Hollywood Loop and you'll agree – two summits are better than one! Think of this Griffith Park hike like a meal with an appetizer and a main course. Glendale Peak is the appetizer, rising to 1,190 feet with tastier-than-expected views over southeast end of the park toward downtown Los Angeles and the San Gabriel Mountains. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Free Trails · Hollywood · Summits · Dog-Friendly Trails · Griffith Park · Santa Monica Mountains
Distance: 4.15 miles · Elevation change: 765 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: May 3, 2016 Last updated: December 5, 2025
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Strawberry Peak Trail
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Strawberry Peak Trail in the San Gabriel Mountains
Strawberry Peak holds the distinction of being the highest summit in the front range of the San Gabriel Mountains, besting nearby San Gabriel Peak by a just a yard. Measuring 6,164 feet tall, Strawberry Peak is taller than other surrounding mountains like Josephine Peak, Mount Lawlor, and Mount Wilson. A hike to the summit from Red Box Picnic Area on Angeles Crest Highway is 7. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Altadena · Angeles National Forest · San Gabriel Mountains National Monument · Summits · Dog-Friendly Trails · Mountain Biking Trails · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 7.5 miles · Elevation change: 1510 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: March 23, 2016 Last updated: December 5, 2025
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Strawberry Meadow (Strawbery Potrero)
in the San Gabriel Mountains

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Strawberry Meadow (Strawbery Potrero) in the San Gabriel Mountains
Strawberry Meadow is an enticing area tucked away on the north side of Strawberry Peak below a massive granite cliff face. Walk into Strawberry Meadow and you might easily feel like you are somewhere in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, instead of hiking in the San Gabriel Mountains near Los Angeles. Find Strawberry Meadow next to a junction between Strawberry Peak Trail and Colby Canyon Trail, 4. ...Read more.
Tagged with · Altadena · Angeles National Forest · San Gabriel Mountains National Monument · Dog-Friendly Trails · Mountain Biking Trails · San Gabriel Mountains
Distance: 11 miles · Elevation change: 1600 feet
By: Seth Smigelski Published: March 23, 2016 Last updated: April 10, 2026
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