Escape L.A. 2023

Like a $12 cappuccino, this highly curated route is not for everyone. It’s hard to get to. It’s an acquired taste. It’s elitist, presumptuous, and kinda rude. But one taste and you’ll join the fold of people denying that it exists just to keep it to yourself. You’ll start saying silly things like “it’s freezing out here,” when it’s 57 degrees, “no one walks in LA,” after parking your car 7 blocks away, and “LA Cycling Sucks.” 1st rule of fight club, amirite? Well, we see that the same way we see the speed limit – Optional!

That’s why we’re sharing the “Escape L.A.” bikepacking route. You’ll experience the best cycling Los Angeles and the surrounding area has to offer. Starting & finishing at the Santa Monica pier, “Escape L.A.” cuts a jagged line through the urban sprawl of Los Angeles, challenging the user to rugged, wild terrain nestled comfortably in the modern world.

Good luck finding a parking spot! And don’t ask us, we’re not from this neighborhood! You’ll get a taste of Beverly Hills, Hollywood, Mulholland Drive, the Santa Monica pier, the L.A. river, and Griffith Park. You’ll even see a few filming locations and military sites. The L.A. area is an epicenter for all things entertainment, industry, transportation, education, diversity, and more.

Live Tracking

Would you believe we have some of the best off-road cycling in the country too? Although it’s a metropolis with a population of just under 4 million people, infamous for its rich and famous, traffic congestion, and housing shortage – L.A. offers hundreds of thousands of acres of public land within cycling distance.

It is one of the few places on Earth where you can completely lose yourself in the wilderness while in one of the most population-dense areas of the world. You will experience coastal views that distract from the housing shortage, rugged foothills that overwhelm the suburbs, and mountains that dwarf the city’s skyscrapers. Whether you like dodging beachgoers on the oceanfront, climbing endless coastal canyons, going totally aero on a road section, ripping chunky singletrack, or traversing endless forest roads, this route has it.