This is a list of bike paths in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
Initial “river trails” organization framework created by Loren MacArthur in 1985.[31]
NOTE: Legg Lake Loop at Whittier Narrows Recreation Area is a bridge point linking the Los Angeles River and the San Gabriel River watersheds.
I. LOS ANGELES RIVER
“The river goes east-west through the Valley, then turns north-south in downtown L.A., flowing into the Pacific in Long Beach. There are bikeways along only about half of the length of the river currently [2022].”[32]
B. Lario Trail
C. Los Angeles River Bike Trail
D. Remoter tributaries of the Los Angeles River
1. Los Angeles Basin
a. Arroyo Seco (Pasadena area, northeast of downtown Los Angeles)
b. Compton Creek Bike Path
2. San Fernando Valley
II. SAN GABRIEL RIVER
A. West Fork Bike Path
C. San Jose Creek bike path
E. Billie Boswell Bike Path at El Dorado Park (confluence of San Gabriel River and Coyote Creek)
III. Other LA or SG river-adjacent bike loops or paths
A. Sepulveda Basin Bikeway (loop intersected by Los Angeles River)
B. Long Beach Bike Path (begins at Los Angeles River outlet/estuary in Long Beach)
C. Griffith Park (near Los Angeles River)
IV. Separate watersheds[33] (Bike trails in Los Angeles County adjacent to watercourses that are not connected to the San Gabriel or Los Angeles Rivers; listed roughly north to south.)
1. San Francisquito Trail
2. South Fork Trail
C. Dominguez Channel Bike Path
D. Wilmington Drain and Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park loop
Up-to-date bicycle tourbooks for Los Angeles County have been written by the following authors:
Bike paths in Los Angeles County are maintained by various government organizations.
California Bike Paths are explicitly defined in Chapter 1000 of the Highway Design Manual (HDM) published by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans).
Main article: California bikeway classifications |
Bike paths are uncovered by any warranties as to fitness for safe cycling. This is in direct contrast to ordinary city streets. There are two pieces of case law which establish this clearly, one of them being Prokop v. City of Los Angeles.[34]
It is legal in the City of Los Angeles to ride on sidewalks as long as riders do not show "wanton disregard" for the safety of other sidewalk users.[35] This does not apply to all areas of Los Angeles County. In California, when mounted and riding on the road, cyclists are required to "behave like vehicles" when it comes to obeying signals, signage, and lane restrictions.[36]