San Diego

Explore all San Diego rides

All 25 modelled rides from San Diego: Mission Bay, the coast to La Jolla, the Embarcadero, Coronado and Palomar.

Rides for you

Out and back

Out and back along the water to a beach, a pier, a park or a hilltop. Rides start and finish in San Diego unless they name another start. Easiest first.

Crystal Pier3.0 mi · 15 ft climbingOut and back10–15 min riding
along the lake pathfrom Lake Murray3.4 mi · 35 ft climbingOut and back10–15 min riding
Old Mission Damfrom Mission Trails3.5 mi · 110 ft climbingOut and back15–20 min riding
Crown Point Shoresstandard route5.5 mi · 65 ft climbingOut and back20–25 min riding
Crown Point Shoresquieter roads5.8 mi · 5 ft climbingOut and back20–25 min riding
Liberty Stationstandard routefrom Broadway Pier7.8 mi · 5 ft climbingOut and back25–35 min riding
Liberty Stationquieter roadsfrom Broadway Pier8.0 mi · 5 ft climbingOut and back25–35 min riding
Balboa Parkfrom Broadway Pier6.3 mi · 300 ft climbingOut and back30–40 min riding
Rose Canyonfrom Rose Creek8.0 mi · 140 ft climbingOut and back30–40 min riding
Ocean Beach9.8 mi · 70 ft climbingOut and back35–45 min riding
the Silver Strand to Imperial Beachfrom Glorietta Bay15.0 mi · 15 ft climbingOut and back50 min–1 h 10 riding
La Jolla Covestandard route13.0 mi · 330 ft climbingOut and back50 min–1 h 10 riding
Mount Soledad10.7 mi · 780 ft climbingOut and back55 min–1 h 10 riding
La Jolla Covestandard route, the other way round14.1 mi · 410 ft climbingOut and back55 min–1 h 15 riding
La Jolla Covequieter roads14.3 mi · 390 ft climbingOut and back55 min–1 h 15 riding
La Jolla Covequieter roads, the other way round14.9 mi · 420 ft climbingOut and back1 h 00–1 h 20 riding
San Diego River Trail, Mission Valley19.1 mi · 200 ft climbingOut and back1 h 10–1 h 30 riding
Cabrillo National Monumentstandard routefrom Broadway Pier18.6 mi · 510 ft climbingOut and back1 h 15–1 h 40 riding
Cabrillo National Monumentquieter roadsfrom Broadway Pier19.2 mi · 520 ft climbingOut and back1 h 15–1 h 40 riding
up the South Gradefrom Palomar South Grade12.9 mi · 2,430 ft climbingOut and back1 h 40–2 h 15 riding

Loops

A round trip that comes home another way. Rides start and finish in San Diego unless they name another start. Easiest first.

Bayside Walk round Crown Point and the boardwalk to Mission Point12.4 mi · 15 ft climbingLoops40–55 min riding
round Mission Bay by Fiesta Island and De Anza Cove15.0 mi · 110 ft climbingLoops55 min–1 h 10 riding

Big days

Two climbs, or a long loop out of town. Rides start and finish in San Diego unless they name another start. Easiest first.

by La Jolla Shores up to Torrey Pines31.6 mi · 1,680 ft climbingBig days2 h 25–3 h 15 riding
the Bayshore Bikeway by land to Coronadofrom Broadway Pier48.5 mi · 430 ft climbingBig days2 h 50–3 h 50 riding
up the coast by Torrey Pines to Cardiff45.2 mi · 2,100 ft climbingBig days3 h 20–4 h 25 riding

Each map is drawn to its own scale, north up; the dot is the start. Elevation is drawn to one scale on every card, coloured by slope as on the ride pages. Easiest first means the shortest estimated riding time at a sporty pace, which counts the climbing.

Rides are modelled from OpenStreetMap and terrain data and are not field-checked yet. Times here are estimates at a sporty pace. Catalogue access does not mean a ride fits your ability or available time. Low traffic stress includes quiet/shared streets, not just separated paths. Check current conditions before you go. Bikes cannot cross the Coronado Bridge. The ferry from Broadway Pier to Coronado carries bikes for the fare. On the boardwalk, ride at walking pace; e-bikes are not allowed. Cabrillo National Monument charges an entry fee. Coronado rides start at Glorietta Bay, 2 km from the ferry landing. Palomar can have ice in winter.

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