All Ride, All Ride, All Ride

Next time you’re ready to go for a spin, try adding some parks, picnic spots, beach hangouts, and beer bonuses you just can’t find at the gym. Here are three beautiful trails to pedal this spring. All ride then, let’s go!

Week: 05.18.2022
Regions: Southern CA

Arroyo Arrival

Bike a bountiful section of the Arroyo Seco Bike Path in Los Angeles

Bikers on the Arroyo Seco Bike Path in Los Angeles
Biker on the Arroyo Seco Bike path in Los Angeles
Person enjoying a summit view of Los Angeles from a peak in Debs Regional Park
Tucked on the border of East LA and South Pasadena, this 2-mile stretch of the Arroyo Seco (“dry stream” in Spanish) bike path curves its way around Debs Regional Park and has beautiful views and features some interesting architecture.
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Bike the Harbor, Catch Sunset at Hollywood Beach

Bike Channel Islands Harbor to Hollywood Beach in Oxnard

Hollywood Beach Oxnard
Woman on an e-bike at Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard passing by docked sailboats
docked sailboats at sunset at Channel Islands Harbor
Sea Lions at Channel View Park in Oxnard
Sailboats, barking sea lions, wide-open golden beach—Channel Islands Harbor and Hollywood Beach are marquee attractions, and renting a fat-tire E-bike is a fun way to explore this classic Southern California setting in Oxnard.
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Ojai There!

Ride the Ventura to Ojai Bike Path

Woman biking the Ventura to Ojai bike path in Ventura County
Woman riding her bike over a bridge on the Ventura to Ojai bike path
Woman bike riding next to a ranch fence and pastoral landscape with trees on the Ventura to Ojai bike trail
If a substantive and super scenic bike ride is right in your wheelhouse, do the 30-mile (round-trip) Ventura-to-Ojai bike path that begins (and ends) near the Ventura shoreline, pit-stopping in delightful Ojai for food and drinks.
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