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The Strand - North – Oceanside Beach and Pier loop from Coast Highway

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The Strand - North – Oceanside Beach and Pier loop from Coast Highway

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The Strand - North – Oceanside Beach and Pier loop from Coast Highway

01:03

17.7km

60m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.25 km for 177 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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510 m

Oceanside Blvd - ramp to Buccaneer Beach

Highlight • Beach

Paved ramp makes the beach here accessible by bike. Or rather what's left of it: greedy housing development pushed so close to the waterline that at high tide there's no beach left.

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2.33 km

Rotary Park

Highlight • Beach

Looking toward the ocean this park sits on the left, with public paid parking behind it and next to it, some of the closet beach parking you can get!

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2.39 km

Tin Fish at Oceanside Pier

Highlight • Restaurant

The 600 meter long pier is the longest wooden pier on the American west coast. It has existed in its current form since 1925. It is visited by many hikers …

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2.96 km

The Strand - North

Highlight • Cycleway

Mostly quiet street along the waterfront with beach access along the whole stretch

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3.68 km

San Luis Rey River

Highlight • River

This is the end point for the 69 mile long San Luis Rey River, stretching from it's headwaters in the Palomar Mountains all the way through Cleveland National Forest to the Santa Rosa Mountains

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4.47 km

Tidal lagoon

Highlight • Viewpoint

great views from an real off the beaten path location; a true off ramp to nowhere...

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14.7 km

Oceanside Beach and Pier

Highlight (Segment) • Beach

The best of Oceanside, ride the harbor and then down into Carlsbad. Flat with some traffic bit you can take the whole road since it's a low speed cruising area.

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17.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

1.60 km

684 m

260 m

186 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.82 km

8.58 km

166 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 18 May

21°C

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The Strand - North – Oceanside Beach and Pier loop from Coast Highway

Oceanside Blvd - ramp to Buccaneer Beach

Rotary Park

Tin Fish at Oceanside Pier

The Strand - North

San Luis Rey River

Tidal lagoon

Oceanside Beach and Pier

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