Ballona Creek and the Beach Path to Torrance
- Culver City to Torrance County Beach
- 18.2 mi
- Culver City to Torrance County Beach
- of climbing
- 150 ft
- of climbing
- highest point
- 80 ft
- highest point
- bike crashes along it, 2021–2025
- 23
- bike crashes along it, 2021–2025
The route
- The Ballona Creek Bike Path from Culver City along the channel to the beach at Playa del Rey
- The beach path south through Manhattan Beach
- Hermosa Avenue through Hermosa Beach, where the line leaves the path
- The path and the International Boardwalk through Redondo Beach to Torrance County Beach
Is this ride safe on a bike?
We don't rate rides as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a road is, and popular roads have more crashes partly because more people ride them. What the records show: 23 bike crashes were reported along the route from 2021–2025, 3 of them serious or fatal. What to watch for: Busy with people walking, skating and riding on weekends, and sand blown onto the path by the beach. About a mile and a half is on Hermosa Avenue, a street with traffic.
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Common questions
- How long is the ride, and how much does it climb?
- About 18.2 miles from Culver City to Torrance County Beach, with about 150 ft of climbing. The highest point is about 80 ft.
Route: drawn along © OpenStreetMap roads; length and climbing from USGS 3DEP elevation, so they are estimates. Crashes: bike crashes reported within 25 m of the route, 2021–2025, from the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS); 3 were serious or fatal. Weather: National Weather Service. How the data works.