List of San Diego bike paths

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The following is a list of bike paths starting from the Baja California border and ending where the wikipedia article List of Los Angeles bike paths picks up.

Bike paths in the San Diego and North County area are divided into "classes" which seem to vary in definition from document to document, but essentially are:

Class 1 Bike Path - Completely separate from traffic.
Class 2 Bike Lane - A lane set aside in city streets exclusively for bikes. California traffic laws state that cars may only pull into a path when within 200 feet of making a right turn. There is no law on opening the driver's side door, which is a common cause of injuries to cyclists. The most common cause of injuries in these lanes is from automobiles making a right turn in front of a cyclist after passing the cyclist. This is due to motorists not being accustomed to watchhing for traffic on their right when they are in the "slow lane".
Class 3 Bike Route - Allegedly safe city streets connected into a means of getting from one place to another on a bike.

For more information on classifications of bike paths, please see the wikipedia article [Segregated cycle facilities].

It should be noted that when riding on these bike paths you will be completely uncovered by any warranties as regards their fitness for safe cycling. In other words, if there is a dangerous hazard as a result of the construction standard of the bikepath and you are injured you cannot sue the City or Council of San Diego to cover your medical expenses. This is in direct contrast to ordinary city streets. There are two pieces of case law which establish this clearly, one of them being Prokoff vs City of L.A.

In California, when mounted and riding on the road, cyclists are required to 'behave like vehicles' when it comes to obeying signals, signage, and lane restrictions (see the "California Driver Handbook" for details). In brief: Riders are to ride with traffic, yielding unobtrusively to the right when practicable, merging with a "true lane" of traffic when shoulder hugging is not practicable or when turning left.

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The following is a list of links to more information about San Diego and North County bicycle paths created by the people who visit this site. Upon adding a bike path to the list, please include what class the bike path is (see above) and a link to a webpage including a map of the route, directions to the route, a brief description of the route, the length of the route, an approximation of elevation gain/loss on the route, and preferably pictures of the route.

For a free map of all officially recognized San Dieogo bike paths call 1-800-COMMUTE and select option 3 to request a copy, or request one from the Ridelink website at http://www.ridelink.org
Mission Bay bike path near SeaWorld
San Diego Creek bicycle path in Irvine
San Luis Rey River bike path in Oceanside
Silver Strand bikeway, a.k.a. "Bayshore bikeway", formerly Bayshore bike route, locally known as "Coronado" or "Coronado to Imperial Beach"
Camp Pendleton Bike Route in San Diego County: Class 1 while south of the campgrounds at San Onofre State Park. Class 2/3 elsewhere.