Escondido Beach – South Beach loop from Thousand Oaks

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Escondido Beach – South Beach loop from Thousand Oaks

Hard

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(3275)

17,159

riders

Escondido Beach – South Beach loop from Thousand Oaks

09:36

135km

2,520m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Zuma and Trancas Canyons

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.71 km

Cycle path along Potrero Creek

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Small track suitable for bicycles, which allows you to avoid the main boulevard. It winds along the Portreo river, in a very quiet residential area.

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6.83 km

Lake Eleanor Open Space

Nature Reserve

15.8 km

LA County Open Space

Nature Reserve

36.1 km

Escondido Beach

Highlight • Beach

Pretty and undeveloped quiet stretch of beach right off the Pacific Coast Hwy 1 without facilities or lifeguards. This access gate may be partly hidden by overhanging trees but it's …

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44.7 km

View of Trancas Beach at Sunset

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great vantage point to look over the tops of the houses and out to sea at Trancas Beach. Next to Broad Beach, it's a long expanse of …

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70.0 km

South Beach

Highlight • Beach

A direct hiking trail leads through a short tunnel from Leo Carillo parking area and campground to the beach. The South beach is forming a cove where the Arroyo Sequit reaches the ocean.

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70.5 km

North Beach | Leo Carrillo State Beach

Highlight • Beach

Follow the Park beach access road (free entrance for bikers) to get to many miles of perfect sandy beach stretching along the Pacific to the Northwest.

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93.1 km

Point Mugu State Beach Campground

Highlight • Beach

Convenient camp spots right on the beach where bonfires are allowed.

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93.5 km

La Jolla Canyon 🏞️ Point Mugu State Park

Highlight • Canyon

When the Marine layer fog covers the beach, the trails up the canyon offer a quick ride or hike up into warm sunlight

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121 km

West Potrero Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Very beautiful road surrounded by vineyards, orchards and stud farms, with beautiful wooded hills in the distance. A large emergency lane makes traffic particularly pleasant for cyclists.

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135 km

End point

Bus stop

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