San Diego, United States
Embarcadero
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I did the whole bikeway starting in Coronado where I parked (in the parking lot with all the shops at the ferry landing), ending downtown (went a little further ending at Broadway Pier). But I LOVED the sections in Coronado from where I started at the ferry landing to the start of Silver Strand (which is what my 5 stars are for). I also loved stopping at the Chula Vista Marina and park, riding under the bridge and finally downtown. I stopped for a little bit off the bikeway at Seaport Village and then on Broadway Pier to catch the ferry back to my car and get food at the food trucks across the street. I’m more of a beachy view person, if you like industrial views, you’ll enjoy the section from Imperial Beach to downtown more than I did. The Silver Strand section was mainly the paved path next to the road....I didn’t, but it looked like there were some places you could pop off at to explore.
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The view is great and very unique
My husband and I are staying at Chula Vista Marina and RV Park, and we can catch this trail right from our RV site. That is the best! The ride from Chula Vista to Coronado is a nice ride with most of the trail being off street. I can imagine that it is quite busy on the weekends, but we used the trail on a Tuesday afternoon and it was pretty quiet. We stopped just outside of downtown Coronado at a little park with clean rest rooms, a water fountain, picnic tables, and a small beach. I had packed a lunch so we enjoyed it there. The ferry over to the Convention Center in San Diego is 5 per person per one way and runs twice an hour. After a short ferry ride, we rode the rest of the loop through San Diego, National, and ending up back at our RV site in Chula Vista. The loop is a total of 24 miles. The part from the ferry in San Diego to Chula Vista is the shortest leg of the trip and is mostly street riding. The leg from Chula Vista to Coronado is doable for a family as long as children mind the road on the couple of places that are street riding. The next time we do this ride, we will ride to Coronado and back, which will be over 24 miles. The ride on the San Diego side is just not really worth it. The trail is clearly marked with great directions.
We stayed in Gaslamp Quarter and our hotel had free bikes so we thought we would give this a go. The website makes this ride look a lot better than it is. That said, those who enjoy a long bike ride will enjoy this. It's a long ride especially if you don't keep the pace up. The city side of the ride is nearly all on-street cycle paths. After you round South of the bay the ride is all footpaths and is more scenic. Bring sunblock, water and make sure you allow plenty of time.
Nice safe path with great view of the bay.
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