Want miles in your legs before your first women’s group ride in LA? The flat, 22-mile Marvin Braude beach path and the 3.1 to 3.3-mile Rose Bowl Loop in Pasadena are both closed to cars. Here are the clubs across Los Angeles that run as women’s clubs or post women-only rides.
Finding your first women’s group ride in LA
Every club in the list is here for one of two reasons: it’s set up as a women’s club, or it’s a mixed club that marked a ride as women only. For mixed clubs, the date shown is the next women-only ride, not the club’s next ride overall. Read each description for pace and style, open the ride page for the route and start point, and message the organizers in the app if anything’s unclear.
Where to ride on your own first
The Marvin Braude Bike Trail, the beach path, runs about 22 miles from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance County Beach through Santa Monica, Venice and the South Bay (the Hermosa Beach section is the Strand). It’s flat but shared with people walking, so weekday mornings are calmer than weekend afternoons. The Los Angeles River Bike Path is another flat, car-free option.
The Rose Bowl Loop in Pasadena circles the stadium and Brookside Golf Course for 3.1 to 3.3 miles, closed to car traffic and shared with walkers. Skip Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5:55 pm from spring until the clocks change: that’s when the Rose Bowl ride, which has lapped the loop for more than 40 years, fills it with riders.
CicLAvia, the open-streets event that has closed LA streets to cars since 2010, is a relaxed way to ride across the city with thousands of other people; dates and routes are on ciclavia.org. For skills and traffic confidence, BikeLA (formerly the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition) has run bike-safety classes with LA Metro. Check la-bike.org for upcoming dates.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I find women's group rides in Los Angeles?
The list on this page shows the LA clubs that are women’s clubs or post women-only rides, with each one’s next ride date, start time and distance. It updates as clubs post rides, and you can message the organizers in the app before you go.
What does a “women only” ride mean on RiderFinder?
It’s a ride the organizing club has marked as open to women only. Women’s clubs show here with all their rides; mixed clubs show because of their women-only rides, and the date shown for them is the next one. Each club’s description says who else it welcomes.
Where can I ride on my own in LA before joining a women's group ride?
The beach path is the easiest start: the Marvin Braude Bike Trail runs about 22 miles from Will Rogers State Beach to Torrance County Beach, flat and closed to cars. It’s shared with pedestrians, so weekday mornings are quieter. The Los Angeles River Bike Path is another flat, car-free option, and the Rose Bowl Loop in Pasadena is a 3.1 to 3.3-mile loop closed to car traffic.
When can I ride the Rose Bowl Loop in Pasadena at my own pace?
Any time except Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 5:55 pm from spring until the clocks change, when the long-standing Rose Bowl group ride laps it. The loop is about 3.1 to 3.3 miles of pavement around the stadium and Brookside Golf Course, closed to cars and shared with walkers.
Are there bike safety classes in Los Angeles?
BikeLA, the advocacy nonprofit formerly called the Los Angeles County Bicycle Coalition, has run bike-safety and riding-skills classes with LA Metro. Dates and formats change through the year, so check la-bike.org for upcoming sessions before you plan around one.
How do clubs end up on this page?
A club shows up when it’s set up as a women’s club or has a women-only ride in the next 30 days. Clubs are never added because of their name or description, so every club here chose the women-only setting itself.