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This is a lollipop-shaped route where the sucker is a lot bigger than the stick, but every part is worth devouring. Much of this ride takes place on the Backbone Trail, a path that snakes across the
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 12.6 miles
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Thanks to advocacy groups like the Concerned Off-Road Bicyclists Association and the International Mountain Bicycling Association, the Backbone Trail is still open to mountain bikers. This section of
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So, you want to ride singletrack, but you’re not willing or don’t have the time to drive to a far away destination? If that’s the case, go to Will Rogers State Historic Park (SHP) and ride the souther
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This 3.3-mile loop offers vivid proof to Los Angeles' claim that it contains more wilderness area within its city limits tan any other metropolis. Keeping an eye out for hikers and dogs. you'll ride
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Beverly Hills,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 3.3 miles
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Strength and good bike handling skills are required of cyclists following this 15.5-mile loop. The first 5.6 miles are a gentle ascent on Big sycamore Canyon Trail to Ranch Center Road. The pedaling
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Oxnard,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 15.5 miles
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Big Sycamore Canyon, located in the northernmost region of the Santa Monica Mountains in the Point Mugu State Park, contains a variety of trails well suited to riders of all skill levels. The pristine
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Located in Malibu Creek State Park in Malibu Canyon. Highlights: Great climbing with fast, not-so-technical downhill. There are also a few sights such as small lakes and an old Army jeep which marks t
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 15.3 miles
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Any utterance of the word “Bulldog” among SoCal local riders will surely elicit groans, sighs, and maybe a warning or two. Climbing the Bulldog Motorway is masochism for all but the most advanced ride
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This area is close to many other popular mountain bike destinations in the Santa Monica Mountains, yet it doesn’t draw nearly as many fat-tire explorers. Perhaps fewer mountain bikers visit because it
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Located in the Santa Monica mountains, north of Las Virgenes Road and accessed through Malibu. Highlights: The trail is a nice workout without testing your technical skills. When you reach the top of
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 8.7 miles
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This 12.2-mile loop is a prime beginner-intermediate ride. It features lots of level riding at first to build confidence, rewards efforts with abundant wildlife views, and then segues into some tough
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Agoura Hills,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 12.2 miles
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The Cheeseboro Ridge/Sulfur Springs Loop is the perfect after-work excursion because it mixes just the right amount of technical descending, aerobic climbing, and desert and chaparral scenery into a n
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This is the crown jewel of SoCal riding—a mountainside littered with a mosaic of sandstone boulders, some as small as VW buses and some as large as ten-story apartment buildings. The sandstone is inco
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The technical single-and doubletrack trails in this area offer a variety of options and lots of fun. This particular loop provides great views of the Santa Monica Mountains and Westlake.
... Related information:... From the guidebook Mountain Biking Southern California's Best 100 Trails
Ventura,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 6.82 miles
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Located in Malibu Creek State Park in Malibu Canyon. Highlights: This is a nice family ride or a good place to warm up your legs at the beginning of the season. It is the set of the old television ser
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 7.6 miles
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Malibu Creek State Park, one of the three large state parks in the Santa Monica Mountains, offers connecting trails from the coast to the south and west. The variety of terrain and natural features en
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Mulholland,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 6.8 miles
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Just 6.5 miles long, the Dead Cow/China Flats/Suicide Loop is scarcely a test of one’s aerobic capabilities on a mountain bike. It is, however, a challenging test of two-wheeled technical prowess. If
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Located in the Santa Monica Mountains. Highlights: The loop is a scenic fun ride that is not too technical. It offers both fun downhill and a few challenging ascents. Hazards: Some of the rains have c
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Calabasas,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 11.8 miles
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This out-and-back, six-mile round-trip (with a loop at Eagle Rock) is moderately difficult. Begin with 3.5 miles of moderately steep climbing interspersed with some steep uphills, level stretches, an
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Santa Monica,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 6 miles
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The Eagle Rock/Eagle Springs Loop, a relatively manageable climb, provides a great place to turn novice riders on to the sport of mountain biking as well as a fun route for experienced riders with lim
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It’s baffling that so few people ride Edison Road to Zuma Ridge. Perhaps the reason is that the trailhead is concealed on the side of Kanan Dume Road and closed with a fence that, ironically, has a si
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An ideal ride for Los Angelenos who don't have much time to have a lot of fun. This 3.7-mile ride is easy to reach, short, and full of amusement park thrills. This year-round ride delivers expansive
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Brentwood,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 3.7 miles
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The Kenter Whoops are a marvel of human engineering and excavation. Created by local riders over the last 20 years, this 0.9-mile-long roller-coaster ride of whoops and jumps would surely have been bu
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You may want to move to Thousand Oaks after riding here because Los Robles is the quintessential Santa Monica Mountains singletrack and just one of many riding options to be found in this area. Unlike
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Administered by COSCA, Los Robles Canyon Open Space offers several miles of interconnected singletracks and fire roads with variety of terrain and vegetation. Although surrounded by much development,
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Ventura,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 16 miles
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This 15.4-mile loop taxes the legs but rewards the eyes. Mile for mile, it is one of the most scenic tours in all of Southern California. Even the much shorter beginner option is bursting with eye can
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 15.4 miles
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Palo Comado Canyon and China Flats are wonderful examples of what can be accomplished by community activism and political vision. At one point, it looked as though this beautiful oak-lined canyon and
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Agoura,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 10 miles
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As fun as it is to explore the town, it's even more entertaining to sample the myriad single and doubletrack paths weaving through the ranch. Though there are far too many trails here to prescribe a
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Agoura Hills,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 3.6 miles
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Starting less than a half-mile from Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) in Pacific Palisades, the ride grinds up Paseo Miramar, which is ungodly steep on both its paved and dirt sections. But once you reach t
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Pacific Palisades,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 18.6 miles
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The Paseo Miramar/Parker Mesa/Eagle Rock/Trailer Canyon Loop isn’t very technical, but it provides approximately 4,350 feet of total climbing, making it the ideal nearby calorie burner for residents o
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This is a short 7.4-mile loop in a little-used canyon flanked with gorgeous sandstone outcroppings. Hark-packed trails climb out of exposed, shadeless Red Rock Canyon to a large saddle offering splen
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Topanga,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 7.4 miles
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Located where Kanan Dume Road and Mulholland Highway intersect in the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area. Highlights: This is a great ride for beginners; you can try something a little mo
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 1 mile
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Although Topanga Canyon is a well-known local destination for LA mountain bikers, much of this nearly 10-mile loop is off the beaten path and known to few. It offers splendid views of Santa Maria Cree
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The Solstice Canyon/ Latigo Canyon/ Backbone Trail, on National Park Service property, was opened up largely by the efforts of CORBA. It is virtually all singletrack-very technical, with steep pitches
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Mulholland,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 6.5 miles
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Located in the Santa Monica Mountains, west of Interstate 405 off of Sunset Boulevard, and accessed through Brentwood. Highlights: The ride is not known for its views, but once you get into the canyon
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Brentwood,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 9 miles
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Starting just off of Sunset Boulevard on Monaco Drive, you'll spin through a celebrity-heavy neighborhood. Turn onto Sullivan Ridge fire road which immediately grants views of aptly named Rustic Cany
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Pacific Palisades,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 21.3 miles
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The drawing of this route may make it look like an out-and- back; however, it is anything but. It involves a very tough fire-road ascent, followed by a bomb down the singletrack that parallels the fir
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Despite being so close to West Los Angeles, this route provides some of the best scenery and singletrack action that the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area has to offer. The technical and
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The main Sulphur Springs trail is a 6.25-mile dead-end route with four offshoots. Riders on the main trail can explore the canyon bottomland which rolls through grasslands and coastal oak groves into
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Agoura,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 12.5 miles
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While there are several options available to both the recreational and hard-core mountain biker, this ride offers the best the Point Mugu has to offer. Riding this route in reverse would add fire road
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 13.2 miles
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Located in Newhall, which is north of the San Fernando Valley on Interstate 5. Highlights: This is a fun singletrack that contains some fast downhill. It is right off I-5 so it is easy to get to. When
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Newhall,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 5.5 miles
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This 19.5-mile ride has plenty of climbing for intermediate to expert cyclists.
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Topanga,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 19.5 miles
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Starting from an affluent hilly neighborhood above Brentwood, this tour climbs a dauntingly steep paved road in its first mile. The gently climbing fire road keeps you spinning in a comfortable gear
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Brentwood,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 11.1 miles
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This trail is in the Santa Monica Mountains, located west of Interstate 405 and accessed off of Sunset Boulevard. Highlights: This is a nice, well-groomed trail that will put you at the old Nike Missi
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Beverly Hills,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 7.2 miles
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This is a very difficult 13.6-mile loop. The ride begins with a moderately steep 2.7-mile ascent up Zuma Ridge Motorway. This is followed by a sharp two-mile descent into Zuma Canyon on Edison road.
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Malibu,
CA
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Mountain Biking
- 13.6 miles
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