Torrey Pines Gliderport

We don't rate places, roads or trails as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a ride is, and places riders like draw more riders, so they see more crashes. What the records show: 10 bike crashes were reported within a mile of Torrey Pines Gliderport from 2021–2025, 2 of them serious or fatal. The most were at Thurgood Marshall Ln & Scholars Dr North (3).

1. 3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   Thurgood Marshall Ln & Scholars Dr North

   Falls and fixed objects

   2 of 3 crashes were a fall or hitting an object, with no other vehicle involved. 67% happened after dark.

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• 10% were sideswipes (close passes, right hooks, car doors).
• 30% happened after dark.

Where is Torrey Pines Gliderport?

Clifftop gliderport above Black's Beach in La Jolla, near the top of the Torrey Pines climb. Its location is 32.88994, -117.24708.

How long does it take to ride to Torrey Pines Gliderport?

It depends where you start. On our cycling map, Ride to… gives the ride time from where you are, or from anywhere you move the map, and plans a route with the weather and the crashes reported along it.

Where does this data come from?

Crash counts are police reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS) on data.ca.gov, counted only where they have map coordinates. The place's location is from OpenStreetMap, and the forecast from the National Weather Service.