south bay bicycle trail

1CPY

A must do! It's a great way to get exercise and see the different beaches. You can rent a bike at Santa Monica, Venice or Marina Del Rey. Here's a couple of links to help plan out your route.http://www.labikepaths.com/bike-paths/south-bay-along-the-beach/https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?ie=UTF8&msa=0&z=11&mid=z17ciwecSJDk.k9Rm4MuN_9Vo

Nattysimps

Rent a bike and get on the trail to check out the sites. Best way to see everything from Venice to Santa Monica Pier. TIP: If you don't want to pay the high price for parking, park in Dock 52 (free) in Marina Del Rey, walk down to Fisherman's Village and rent a pedal cycle ($7 hr) and ride over to Venice Beach and Santa Monica Pier. Easiest way to get around and fun.

dcalianno

The trail runs mostly along the marina and beaches in the South Bay. It is safe and very scenic. You can rent a bike in teh Fisherman's Village in Marina Del Rey.

christinal178

trail was crowded, but clean and smooth ride, had a lot of stop sites with bathrooms, could be a little more cleaner, beautiful ride along the beach

lzzzz

Even though the signage says "Bikes Only" the trail is crowded with scofflaw joggers, dog walkers with the leash draped across the trail, skate boarders, lackadaisical strollers. It is not safe for bicycles and a nuisance to dodge all the illegal traffic.Much better cycling up in Palos Verdes, both road and MTB.

Ilke2013

This is a really long trail that is gives you a scenic easy ride. There are no real hills and dips so cycling along the trail is very easy breezy.

jonip1966

We cycled the whole route and hired our bikes for $8 an hour, we hired them for 2 hours twice and had a great time, there are lots of cafés on route so hire a bike chain, we can highly recommend doing this as it's also great fun.

GarryjLondon

Hired bikes with the kids and cycled to Venice. Only took ten to fifteen minutes and proved a great way to see the boardwalk and its eccentricities.

AshrafB862

I had just quit smoking. I was worried about taking a bike for a 15-20 minutes continuous ride. However, the bikes are extremely user friendly, that you don't feel you lost breath. The bikes we took were for $25/ 2 hrs. The view is nothing short of breathtaking & the entire ride is as smooth as Harvey Specter's hair.

286nicolep

I had a lovely afternoon cycling down to Venice Beach and back. The cycle path is very good and runs for miles and is clearly indicated. Well worth doing.

OrchidGardener

I had a great time here last weekend. Really nice views during certain parts, and not as concentrated with people as Santa Monica.

BernadetteF106

They rent out different types of bicycles there. The path is not difficult at all. Pretty flat. The view of the water, the beach, the people there make the experience interesting. The sun and the breeze you feel on your skin is relaxing.

poiano

Went all the way to Venice Beach but did not like Venice Beach too much. Santa Monica was by far the nicest beach and great fun.

NJMomMD

This was one of the most fun things we did according to my 7yo twin boys. We rode 10 mi a day without complaints.Gorgeous and Flat. Just watch out for clueless pedestrians who sometimes walk on the bike trail instead of the designated walking trail. FUN!

595geoffw

so much fun and busy all the time..enjoyed it a lot. friendly outgoing people all just trying to have a healthy good time