Ventura

Ventura, California, United States

Looking for the best Ventura bike paths and trails? So many options. In Ventura, there are flat, cool, family-friendly rides right along the beach. Just away from Ventura, you’ll find road rides and mountain bike trails to challenge the strongest riders, plenty of them with stunning ocean and rolling country views.

Ventura County, CA

Distance: 13 miles or 21 km Difficulty: Moderate This may be the loveliest (and easiest) coastal bike in California, and that’s saying something. Starting at Ventura Bike Depot, you’ll follow a mix of road and designated pathway north from Ventura for about twelve miles. It’s mostly flat, and virtually all of it is right along the ocean.

Ventura Promenade

Ventura, California, United States

Distance: 4 miles or 6.5km Difficulty: Easy This is the best ride for families; a flat beachside Ventura bike path that, from Ventura Bike Depot, briefly parallels the Ventura River before turning to drift along the beach.

Ventura, CA

Distance: 40 Miles or 65 km Difficulty: Difficult Road riders love the Lake Casitas loop, which begins in Ventura and heads up Ventura Avenue and through Ventura Canyon before looping around the north shore of Lake Casitas via a challenging climb up over Casitas Pass.

Ojai Valley Trail

Ojai, California, United States

Distance: 15 miles or 25 km Difficulty: Moderate The Ojai Valley Trail heads up Ventura Avenue to weave alongside the shady Ventura River, all the way to the picturesque town of Ojai.

11841 Sulphur Mountain Rd
Ojai, CA

Distance: 15 miles or 25 km Difficulty: Moderate to Difficult It’s strictly an off-road ride. Mountain bikers love the climbing and the stunning pastoral views of the panoramic Ojai Valley. You can do anything you like with this trail; climb until you tire and then fly back down, or ride all the way until the dirt ends (15 miles) at Highway 150.