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Death Valley Weekend · short arc

Plan this ride

Recorded distance
415 km
Riding-time estimate
13 h 01
Journey
One way; return travel is separate
Distance and timing basis

Ordered leg totals agree within rounding. Stop distances are approximate sums of rounded legs. Stops, delays, approach and any separate return travel add time. Basis: producer-declared routed record.

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Why this ride

415 km one way from El Segundo - plan on about 13 h 01 of riding. The stops in between: Beverly Hills, Scenic stretch near Sunland and near Acton. The climb of the day is Las Flores. It tops out at about 1,300 m.

Scenic road chapters

Historic Route 66

Expect company on a summer weekend. Early is better than fast. For 20 km this is Historic Route 66, a road with a name of its own and a reason for it.

Chapter facts
Length
29 km
Named road
Historic Route 66

Waypoint introductions and full write-ups

  1. 1. Fuel stop near El Segundo

    Planning note

    Death Valley Weekend is where the day begins. Next is Death Valley Weekend high point.

  2. 2. Las Flores

    Las Flores Canyon Road climbs straight up from the Pacific Coast Highway into the Santa Monica Mountains, so steep in places that it feels like riding up a wall, with tight hairpins, broken edges and views back over the ocean that get better with every metre. It connects to Rambla Pacifico and the ridge roads above Malibu, and it is a favourite of local riders who know it, and a nasty surprise for those who do not.

    Read the complete Las Flores write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    You top out here; the road stops climbing. Next is Death Valley Weekend checkpoint 8.

  3. 3. Near Beverly Hills

    Beverly Hills is a city within a city, an enclave of palm-lined streets, mansions and luxury shops surrounded by Los Angeles, and this finish lies just south of it, between Beverly Hills, Century City and Culver City. The towers of Century City, built on the old backlot of 20th Century Fox, rise to the north, and the studios of Culver City, where MGM once made its musicals, are a short ride south.

    Read the complete Near Beverly Hills write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    The route ends here after 292 km. Next is Scenic stretch near Sunland.

  4. 4. Scenic stretch near Sunland

    Planning note

    Scenic stretch near Sunland, about halfway. Next is Photo stop near Acton.

  5. 5. Photo stop near Acton

    Planning note

    Photo stop near Acton sits at 195 km, about halfway. Next is Los Angeles / Southern California return.

  6. 6. Near Los Serranos, on the way back

    The hot, dry winds that blow down from the deserts in autumn and winter, fanning wildfires across Southern California, are called the Santa Anas, and they are often said to take their name from the Santa Ana Canyon, where they funnel through the hills towards the coast. This stop lies right at the mouth of that canyon, near Yorba Linda and Corona, where the Santa Ana River cuts through the hills between Orange County and the Inland Empire.

    Read the complete Near Los Serranos, on the way back write-up.

    Recorded stop-planning note

    May refer to an earlier itinerary; verify against your selected route before riding.

    Planning note

    Los Angeles / Southern California return comes up about 380 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Santa Ana.

  7. 7. Food stop near Santa Ana

    Planning note

    Food stop near Santa Ana closes the day.

Leg by leg

Fuel stop near El Segundo to Las Flores

Fuel stop near El Segundo → Las Flores is 29 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Scenic stretch near Sunland to Photo stop near Acton

Scenic stretch near Sunland → Photo stop near Acton is 107 km of rhythm rather than effort. Let it flow and let the view breathe.

Photo stop near Acton to Near Los Serranos, on the way back

Photo stop near Acton → Near Los Serranos, on the way back is 127 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.

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