Santa Monica Mountains Gravel Guide: Topanga to the Sepulveda Pass (4K)

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Gravel Bike California gives you an in-depth look at the most robust area for gravel in the Los Angeles region examining the Santa Monica Mountains from Topanga Canyon to Sepulveda Pass. Route links and more detail at: gravelbikecalifornia.com/sant...
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**** Note: A large portion of this footage was taken from before March 2020 if you're wondering about why no masks....

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@arturod.1144 3 жыл бұрын

Got Huell Howser vibes from this..I love it! Thanks for the info.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Would you look at that!

@lifescott9809 3 жыл бұрын

I live in Santa Monica, and regularly ride all of these trails. This is very well organized and should help people. Now do one for Malibu, including Big Rock, Puerco Canyon, Zuma Ridge and Bulldog!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Funny how I thought about that today....but it might take awhile...

@MartinPaghLudvigsen 3 жыл бұрын

That's my weekday ride! Not a fan of how busy it gets in the weekend, but it's great to have so close to home for the morning workouts during the week.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

You do have to pick and choose on the weekends. I'm careful which paths I descend.

@Nick-jy4zf Жыл бұрын

the Nike missile site being a good stop for bees was great. very true.

@GravelBikeCalifornia Жыл бұрын

Definitely feels like their home...

@matthewneylon6966 3 жыл бұрын

My god 11:02 made my clipless pedals sweaty. Great video guide! Food for thought.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I don't know too many riders that can pull it off, but I should have done Dylan justice and showed him reaching the top.

@jstannard23 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff, for sure the Huell Howser of biking. This is my favorite area to bike as well, glad you covered it! Keep it up!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Two HH comments in the same video. Oh my!

@rlake13 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait

@MarioXcore1 3 жыл бұрын

These are my local trails!! So stoked to see them here 😁😁

@bluestarboy52 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome man I ride these trails all the time on my gravel bike. So much fun and adventure to be found in the Santa Monicas!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Vic and I went out one day to shoot footage for the trails I didn't have and sometimes you forget how much there is!

@zzzwillzzz 3 жыл бұрын

well done and very thorough.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks. I don't think I can go as crazy putting together a video as this one...

@isijisi 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this, great info!

@maha77 3 жыл бұрын

A great resource, thank you!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

This will hopefully replace the number of questions I get about the area!

@sandrochiavaroBeerCircles 3 жыл бұрын

So much to still explore...🙌🏽well done Zach

@wparsel1 3 жыл бұрын

these are awesome videos!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them!

@StupidHandleGame 3 жыл бұрын

Great roundup of the major trails off of Dirt Mulholland!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Now...go hit it.

@rendotvcalifornia38 3 жыл бұрын

I love this trail, im a new gravel biker and this really nice and informative, hope i can ride this train pretty soon.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Us too.

@overthebarscycling2463 3 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. There’s still a couple of these roads I haven’t ridden but I feel super lucky to have this network of roads so close to me in Sherman Oaks.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

It's great to be able to mix it up so close.

@mattkavanaugh5623 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! I live near the west end of dirt Mulholland, having moved from near the east end, and have ridden these routes many times. Gravel bikes are the best way to take advantage of these routes as you have so many combinations and possibilities of linking them together with sections of paved riding. There are some great gravel rides to the west of the west end of dirt Mulholland too, as I am sure you know... :)

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

You're talking about Malibu State Park / Calabasas Peak area? I plan on covering that someday too.

@rlake13 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always for being the first one in!

@bobkellogg2754 3 жыл бұрын

Epic video, Zack! I need to get out to Paseo Miramar and Eagle Rock!!

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you haven't covered those yet!

@matthewking2918 3 жыл бұрын

Really nice video Zach. What GIS are you using for the 3D maps? Is that google earth and you draw the lines manually?

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

It is google earth, but you can only import one continuous line (as far as I know). I manually had to add Viewridge and the Lower Canyonback area which was a pain...

@OldCootProductReviews 3 ай бұрын

Awesome videos. Curious, 1. Are Trikes/Quads allowed on some of the Fire Roads up there, Parker Mesa, Los Liones, by The Hub? 2. Say a person has a disability, and only has a Class 2 Trike or Quad. Are those (Class 2 Trikes/Quads) allowed on the Fire Roads up there in the Santa Monica Mountains?

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 ай бұрын

I'm not too sure. I would check with the MRCA.

@MartinPaghLudvigsen 3 жыл бұрын

The ride up Backbone from Will Rogers is actually not that bad right now. There is that one section by the bridge where the sign says to hike your bike, but other than that it's a great singletrack climb, and not overgrown when I did it right before the last rainfall.

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there are times that are better than others, but for those that haven't been out there much, I figure to send them elsewhere.

@mazingerz99 2 жыл бұрын

Hi everyone, is it possible to do one ride (without getting in the car and drive to the next trail) by riding up and down all trails or are some trails single direction only? Thanks!

@giuliom8520 Жыл бұрын

San Fernando Valley is the best place in the world for mountain biking. Sure, there's sone better trails in other places, but there isn't as many great trails, and the trails in others states aren't open year round, like they are here.

@GravelBikeCalifornia Жыл бұрын

Definitely the weather helps a lot too...

@Alex_564 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, useful to share to those new to the area. Do you think you can do a trail guide to Kenneth Hanh park & the neighboring overlook connector trail please? That & Betty Dearing/Franklyn Canyon trails(which trailforks say there are more legal trails to ride now).

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

Originally, I was going to do everything between the 101 and Topanga Canyon, but the options are very different depending which side you're on the Sepulveda Pass. I did shoot some video for it, so probably in the next couple of months...

@Alex_564 3 жыл бұрын

@@GravelBikeCalifornia thank you.

@joeyquick2324 3 жыл бұрын

Saw they built the bridge to connect to the westside but it's not open yet? Would like to see a good route through there, I kinda just find my way but rarely have a direction in mind.

@sethm.5666 3 жыл бұрын

@@joeyquick2324 Bridge over La Cienega is open. Ridden over it a few times to get into Kenneth Hahn.

@torokun Ай бұрын

So do you basically back track after a while? Or do you find means to loop back? Can you recommend a trail in So Cal for a gravel beginners?

@GravelBikeCalifornia Ай бұрын

I think most of the time people dip into the westside to make their way back. The Sullivan Ridge / Westridge loop is popular. I'll be releasing a video this week for beginning rides, but I'd suggest Sycamore Canyon in Pt Mugu SP.

@joeyquick2324 3 жыл бұрын

@GBCali, I see your buddy there already has a mask on even though this was shot previous to the pandemic? Can he see into the future? Just cautious? Or is it a dust/smog prevention?

@GravelBikeCalifornia 3 жыл бұрын

I think most of the masked parts were shot in November whereas the others are mostly from 2019. It's strange watching that now.