Los Angeles River Bike Trail – Los Angeles River Greenway loop from Willow Street

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Los Angeles River Bike Trail – Los Angeles River Greenway loop from Willow Street

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Los Angeles River Bike Trail – Los Angeles River Greenway loop from Willow Street

04:12

71.9km

110m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 15, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.37 km

Los Angeles River Bike Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Excellent car-free North-South bike route along the mostly canalized LA River.

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12.0 km

Highly recommend cycling around LA. It's hard to believe, but the city is more bike-friendly than some cities in Germany. Riding in the footsteps of the Terminator along the LA River in particular is a lot of fun and there is also very little traffic :-)

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15.8 km

E-Imperial Bridge connecting LA River and Rio Hondo bikeways

Highlight • Bridge

Strategic connection between these two long distance bikeways: Follow the ramps up from either bike trail to get on the bridge at the confluence of the Rio Hondo and the Los Angeles River. Both rivers are canalized and have excellent dedicated bike trails that form the best, safest bike routes without car traffic.

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34.5 km

San Gabriel River Dam

Highlight • Structure

Flash-flood prevention dam system to slow down and hold back sudden flows of water and mud after heavy rain or snowfall in the upstream watershed. Meanwhile millions have moved into the landscape that would otherwise flood once every few years or decades.

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40.3 km

Bosque del Rio Hondo

Highlight • Forest

Bosque del Rio Hondo, which is Spanish for “Forest of the Deep River, is a small quaint green area just off from Whittier Arrows lakes & Recreation Area. It is also abundant with wildlife and used by the public for picnics, biking and hiking because it provides access to the Rio Hondo and San Gabriel River bicycle paths.

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53.1 km

Rio Hondo Bike Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The section north-west of here is blessed with the paved Rio hondo bikeway on both sides of the river channel. One bridge at each end of the parallel section helps connect to the other side to continue riding along the river. To the south this is the East bank, to the North-East it is on the North-West bank of the river. If you pass the bridge into the dead-end section you will notice it thanks to the homeless encampment getting denser and eventually closing off the trail ...

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65.9 km

Del Amo Blvd bike route 70 from LA Bikeway to Compton River

Highlight • Cycleway

Use the eastern ramps from the Los Angeles River Bikeway to get on the bridge and follow the northern sidewalk or bike lane that leads the few hundred yards to the bike trail along the Compton River to the north west.

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69.1 km

LA River Bikeway

Highlight • Cycleway

The Los Angeles River is one of the best routes in the entire valley to bike safely without traffic on a dedicated trail from the downtown area to the ocean. The trail runs on the levee, mostly on the east bank. While the river is mostly a concrete canal, there are a few sections where it passes by parks or private plant nurseries, adding a few touches of green in this huge metropolitan area that otherwise has few long, dedicated bike routes.

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71.9 km

End point

Train Station

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