Cycling Los Angeles

by Don Brundige, Sharron Brundige

Overview

Cycling Los Angeles takes you from the boardwalks and harborside streets of the coast, to the byways of inland Los Angeles County, with plenty of beaches, parks, canyons, mountains, rivers, and lakes along the way. The book contains descriptions of 85 on-road rides, from short family jaunts on separated bikepaths, to more challenging workouts, all the way to a few "gut-buster" adventures for the most physically fit bikers. Altogether, there are over 1,100 bike miles described! Detailed maps make it easy to find every route, and tour listings show the distance, level of difficulty, road conditions, and elevation gain (if any) for each ride. There are plenty of photos and notes on landmarks, attractions, campsites, and other paints of interest.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780932653819
Publisher:	Sunbelt Publications, Incorporated
Publication date:	09/28/2007
Pages:	267
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xi
How to Use This Book     xiii
Trip Organization     xiii
Master Trip Maps     xiv
Master Trip Matrices     xvi
Trip Description/Terminology     xxiii
General Location     xxiii
Level of Difficulty     xxiii
Trip Mileage     xxiii
Trip Elevation Gain     xxiii
Bike Route Quality     xxiv
Trip Characteristics     xxiv
Trailhead     xxiv
Water     xxiv
Connecting Trips     xxv
Bike Trip Maps     xxv
General Biking Considerations     xxvi
Safety     xxvi
Trip Planning/Preparation     xxvi
Equipment     xxvi
General Information     xxvii
The Coast     1
South Bay Bike Trail (Rides #1A-#1C)     2
Santa Monica Loop     12
Westwood Tour     15
Ballona Creek Bikeway     18
Old Sepulveda Hill Climb     20
Palos Verdes Peninsula Loop (Rides #6A-#6D)     22
San Pedro Beaches Tour     33
Los Angeles Harbor: Main Channel     38
Los Angeles Harbor: East and West Basins     41
Long Beach Harbor: Cerritos and Back Channels     43
Long Beach Harbor: Southeast Basin     46
Terminal Island Tour     49
Harbor Regional Park     52
Long Beach Shoreline Park     55
Belmont Shore/Naples Tour     59
El Dorado Park     62
Santa Monica Mountains Workout     65
Pacific Coast Highway: Santa Monica to Port Hueneme (Rides #18A-#18C)     70
River Trails     80
Upper Rio Hondo Trail: El Monte to Whittier     82
Lario Trail: Whittier to Long Beach (Rides #20A-#20B)     85
Los Angeles River Trail: South Gate to Bell     92
San Gabriel River Trail: Seal Beach to Foothills (Rides #22A-#22E)     94
San Gabriel, Rio Hondo, Los Angeles Rivers Loop     111
Coyote Creek Trail: Long Beach to La Mirada     114
West Fork, San Gabriel River     117
Inland     120
Whittier Narrows/Legg Lake Trail     121
Hacienda Heights Loop     124
San Marino Tour     126
Arroyo Seco Bike Trail     129
Highland Park Loop     131
Kenneth Newell Bikeway      134
Arcadia Loop     137
Griffith Park     140
Elysian Park     144
Glendora Bikeway     147
Burbank Bikeway     149
Mulholland Drive     153
Sepulveda Bike Basin     156
Chatsworth Tour/Brown's Creek Bikeway     159
Torrance Tour     162
Gardena Bikeway/Dominguez Channel     164
Diamond Bar Loop     167
San Jose Hills     170
Bonelli Regional County Park     173
Baseline Road: San Dimas to Claremont     176
La Mirada Bikeway System     179
Potpourri     182
Skyscraper Tour     183
Inner City Bikeway System     187
Tour de Los Angeles     190
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island     193
Additional Trips     197
Dominguez Hills     198
Agoura Hills Loop     199
Westlake Village     202
North Ranch Loop     205
Chatsworth-Northridge-Granada Hills Loop     208
Santa Susana Pass     212
Limekiln Canyon Trail     215
California State University, Northridge Campus     217
Woodland Hills-Tarzana Loop      219
Hansen Dam Recreation Area     223
El Cariso Regional Park     227
Glendale Bikeway     230
Verdugo Mountains Loop     233
Duarte Bikeway     235
San Dimas Canyon Road     237
Thompson Creek Trail     239
Canyon Country Tour     241
Valencia Loop     245
San Francisquito and Bouquet Canyons     248
Old Ridge Route Road (Rides #70A-#70C)     253
California Aqueduct     260
Index to Landmarks and Attractions by Trip Number     264