Southern California - Best Route from Downtown L.A. to Santa Monica Pier
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I want to do a midnight ride from La Habra/ Fullerton to the Santa Monica Pier. I have ridden to downtown many times, but i'm unfamiliar with the west side. What's the best route from downtown to the Santa Monica pier?
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Placid Casual
03-23-08, 05:46 PM
Venice all the way across town, past Lincoln, make a right on Abbot Kinney, veer right on to Main Street, take that little left at Pico, right again on Ocean, and take that to the Pier.
Allez Oops
03-23-08, 08:45 PM
PC's routing is solid.
As a possible modification, you can stay on Venice all the way to the beach bikepath, hang a right, and use that to get to the pier, if you prefer to avoid the midnight drunk-tards on Abbott Kinney and Main Street to the sand and drunks on the path. Not necessarily a better route; just a different one.
For other options, you might want to check in with lafixed and/or midnight ridazz to get info from others who ride the city streets at that hour. There are some organized night rides posted there, to/fro Venice/Downtown L.A., that might be of interest or info to you.
Have fun!