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Cycling and running routes in Los Angeles

Ranked from 13,255 runs and 1,804 rides Remap built across Los Angeles. Checked every month. How we rank them

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The best 5 km runs in Los Angeles

The best scoring runs in Los Angeles at each distance, one per district. The running page has every district.

The best 20 km rides in Los Angeles

We tested a ride from a station in every 3 km square of Los Angeles then rode 20 km, 60 km and 100 km from the best of them and kept the best stations at each distance. These are their best scoring rides.

Running by district

We tested a run from 1,976 stations across Los Angeles and kept up to 10 of the best in each district, 60 in all. How we pick the starts

Running in parks and forests

Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area 6 runs Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area 10 runs Elysian Park 5 runs Upper Las Virgenes Open Space Preserve 3 runs Griffith Park 11 runs Big Tujunga Wash Open Space 3 runs

Cycling by station

We tested 117 stations, one in each 3 km square of Los Angeles. These 10 start the best rides, each distance keeping its own. No two at one distance are within 6 km of each other, so they spread across the city.

Cycling in parks and forests

Sepulveda Basin Recreation Area 32 rides Santa Monica State Beach 4 rides Verdugo Mountains 3 rides Hansen Dam Recreation Area 16 rides Dockweiler State Beach 5 rides Griffith Park 9 rides