Why this ride
A 160 km one-way ride from near Sierra Madre, about 2 h 35 of riding. The stored terrain estimate reaches about 1,150 m; a measured road-elevation profile is not available. Long stretches are under trees.
CURVESCOUT / MOTORCYCLE RIDE
Mulholland and Malibu Canyons · part 1
Plan this ride
- Recorded distance
- 160 km
- Riding-time estimate
- 2 h 35
- 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.
Reading history stays on this device. My road watch requires a separate selection; opening it does not subscribe this ride.
Distance and riding time are measured on the routed road. Check local closures and conditions before you ride.
Waypoint introductions and full write-ups
1. Fuel stop near Sierra Madre
Planning note
Mulholland and Malibu Canyons is where the day begins. Next is Los Angeles / Southern California return.
2. Near Castaic, on the way back
Shortly before midnight on 12 March 1928, the St Francis Dam, a concrete wall holding back a reservoir in San Francisquito Canyon, collapsed. A wall of water swept down the canyon and the Santa Clara River valley to the sea, killing hundreds of people. It was one of the worst civil engineering disasters in American history, and it ended the career of William Mulholland, the engineer who had built the aqueduct that brought water to Los Angeles. The ruins of the dam lie a few kilometres north of this stop, broken blocks of concrete scattered in the canyon.
Read the complete Near Castaic, 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 85 km into the recorded legs. Next is Food stop near Agoura Hills.
3. Food stop near Agoura Hills
Planning note
The route ends here after 160 km.
Leg by leg
Fuel stop near Sierra Madre to Near Castaic, on the way back
Fuel stop near Sierra Madre → Near Castaic, on the way back is 85 km of getting across. Ride it tidily and keep the enthusiasm for what comes after.
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