Thread started by BICYKILLER at 04.3.10 - 9:33 am

Hey, I need a good quick route from the Valley to Seal Beach. I know lotsa you guys have done this and I'd like to have a solid route because I'm most likely doing it alone tomorrow.

Any help and already created routes would be wonderful! Thanks!

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Shortest route would be through downtown to Vernon, then the L.A. River trail to the Queen Mary, across L.B. on the beach promenade bike path, or Second street, to Seal Beach.
If this is the route you want to take, post a reply and I'll type up all the turns and streets from DNTN onward.

I live 7 miles from Seal Beach Pier and ride there all the time. Let me know when you're doing your ride. If you'll arrive before noon, I could meet you at the pier for some coffee at Bogart's. There's also a groovy Mexican joint next door, in case you're famished from your ride!



Creative Thing
04.3.10 - 9:54 am

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Hell yeah! Hit me with the directions! I'm heading there for Easter brunch with my mom.



BICYKILLER
04.3.10 - 10:49 am

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So here's the deal.
I need to be home for Easter family stuff by noon.
If you're going in the morning, I can meet you on the L.A. River trail south of Imperial and ride the last bit with you as part of my 32 mile loop Long Beach route.
Call my cell today after 2 pm to discuss.
Meanwhile, rout will be posted in an hour.

714.718.6952 Leslie



Creative Thing
04.3.10 - 12:13 pm

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Awesome!
I'll give you a call after 2. I'm actually going a bit further to Huntington so I was planning on going down to Warner Ave. and taking that inland. How long does it take? I'd like to arrive in Huntington by 12pm.



BICYKILLER
responding to a comment by Creative Thing
04.3.10 - 12:55 pm

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Not sure how long this will take from the Valley.
From Union Station its about 35 miles to PCH & Warner.

Here's the route from Union Station to Seal Beach:

The great Los Angeles to Seal Beach Route Slip!

Left onto Alameda from the front of Union Station
Left on 2nd Street, go a short distance
Right on Santa Fe, go about 3 miles
Left on Pacific, Pacific curves to the right, go1/2 mile
Left on Leonis, go about 2 miles
Leonis at some point becomes District
Cross Atlantic and then some RR tracks
Left onto the L.A. River bike path, right after Atlantic
Right on bike path (you can’t go left very far)
Go about 5 miles to Imperial Hwy. It is important that you cross Imperial and pick up the path on the east side of the river here. Just before Imperial, you will go under the 710 freeway and notice the convergence of the Rio Hondo River into the L.A. River. Imperial is the next under pass. Go under Imperial, then make a U turn onto the sidewalk and cross the bridge and enter the bike path on the east side of the river. Continue on the bike path another 12 miles until it ends at the Long Beach shore line.
Left onto the first street you come to, Golden Shore, a short distance up hill
Right on Ocean Blvd, go about ½ mile
Right on Pine, go 1/2 mile to Shoreline Drive
Left on Shoreline Drive, go ¼ mile
Righton Shoreline Village Drive, enter bike path at traffic round-about
Left on the bike path, follow 3.5 miles till it ends at 54th street and Ocean Blvd., cross Ocean and stay on 54th.
54th merges with Bayshore
Right on Bayshore ½ mile to 2nd. Street
Right on 2nd. St. 2 miles to PCH.
Right on PCH 1.5 miles to PCH & Main, Seal Beach





Creative Thing
responding to a comment by BICYKILLER
04.3.10 - 1:57 pm

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