Palos Verdes Loop
Palos Verdes Peninsula · near Palos Verdes / Redondo Beach · Los Angeles / SoCal
Road Cycling
At a glance
- Distance
- medium
- Best season
- Year-round; mild coastal weather; clearest on non-marine-layer days
What is here
- Scenery
- coast
- Amenities
- Sweeping ocean & Catalina views · Rolling, accessible coastal loop · Cafés & beaches en route · Close-to-the-city escape
- Best for
- An accessible LA coastal loop
- Features
- LA's classic coastal loop · Ocean, cliffs & Catalina views · Rolling & accessible · Beautiful close-to-town escape
Worth knowing
- Hazards
- City & coastal traffic — ride the bike lanes/shoulders · Some rolling hills & short climbs · Marine-layer fog can limit views · Watch for turning cars & pedestrians
- Beginner friendly
- Yes
Road Cycling detail
- Ride types
- coastal · loop
- Road
- mixed
- Climbing
- 2
- Ride notes
- LA's classic coastal loop — a rolling circuit around the Palos Verdes Peninsula with sweeping ocean views, sea cliffs, and glimpses of Catalina, an accessible and beautiful ride close to the city
- Stats note
- ~25 mi rolling coastal loop; ocean & Catalina views; gentle-to-moderate
- Seasonal
- No
- Intl tip
- LA's classic coastal ride — a rolling ~25-mile loop around the Palos Verdes Peninsula that hugs the shoreline with sweeping Pacific views, dramatic sea cliffs, and Catalina offshore, all near the city. Gentle-to-moderate hills rather than serious climbing, so it's accessible to a wide range of riders while delivering superb ocean scenery. Coastal/residential traffic — use bike lanes and shoulders, watch for turning cars and pedestrians. Marine-layer fog can gray out views some mornings; clear days are a bonus. Cafés and beaches for stops.
The guide
The Palos Verdes loop is Los Angeles's classic coastal ride — a rolling roughly 25-mile circuit around the Palos Verdes Peninsu…
In the Guidebook
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Getting there
- Coordinates
- 33.74, -118.39