It’s very enjoyable to ride an electric bike around San Diego. Are you bored of pedalling? Switch on the battery and let the motor take care of the work. Are you running out of time? Electric bikes are also a perfect way to cover further in a shorter amount of time. Never experienced riding an electric bicycle? It can be used as an electric moped, scooter or bike. It is easy to hop onto the bike and choose your route. Then, enjoy the ride of a lifetime through San Diego with friends and your family.
You can enjoy a variety of self-guided or guided tours around San Diego on an electric bike. Below is a list of seven great routes for biking and destinations to explore and electric bike rental shops as well as tour companies to assist in the next San Diego adventure.
1. MISSION BAY & BEACHES
You can bike along 27 miles of bicycle paths that run within Mission Bay, to enjoy leisure cycling, family rides, or sightseeing. It is possible to bike through Fiesta Island past SeaWorld San Diego, and through scenic parks with stunning views. You can choose from different distances around the bay, or go on side trips to close Pacific Beach, Mission Beach boardwalk, Ocean Beach, and Mission Valley. While biking on the San Diego River Trail, you’ll be able to see a wide array of animals, including rare birds. It is a trail that runs along the San Diego River channel and runs through Mission Valley.
Rent an electric bike at Action Sports Rentals located in Mission Bay at Paradise Point Resort or San Diego Mission Bay Resort. Action Sports Rentals provides helmets and can also teach you how to use the electric bike.
2. BALBOA PARK to OLD TOWN
Take in the sites of Balboa Park, close to Mission Hills and Old Town San Diego with an electric bike tour with a guide. Discover beautiful homes from the past beautiful canyons, picturesque vistas, and secret footbridges that many local residents don’t even know about. Start with the historic carousel in Balboa Park, the largest urban national cultural park. You will ride through the beautiful landscape and gardens in the park to get to Old Town San Diego. It will take about two hours.
Where You’d Like to Be Tours offer electric bike tours that are guided by experts from the local area. Pick from a range of tours, including Balboa Park and Mission Hills Bike Tour (Zoo to Blue). These fun and informative rides are suitable for all levels of skill.
3. DOWNTOWN AND THE EMBARCADERO
Enjoy a day of riding around downtown and along the picturesque Embarcadero with an electric bicycle. Begin near the Maritime Museum of San Diego. Then go across the USS Midway Museum and Seaport Village. Then, make a stop at the Embarcadero Marina Park North or South and then the San Diego Convention Center. You can cruise through the lively downtown neighbourhoods and beyond, including East Village and the Gaslamp Quarter. Waterfront Park is across the street from the Maritime Museum. Here you can enjoy watching the sunset on San Diego Bay.
You can hire bikes at Wheel Fun Rents located close to the Maritime Museum along the Embarcadero. All riders must be or older. Hourly, half-day and full-day rentals are available. Additionally, helmets are available as well as maps of the bike routes.
4. CORONADO
Coronado is the ultimate biker’s paradise, no matter whether you’re pedalling or simply relaxing and taking in its unique character. It’s possible to explore the island by bicycle and explore the Hotel del Coronado and gorgeous homes that are surrounded by manicured grounds. It is often rated as being among the top beaches in the country. The Silver Strand is a short 10-mile ride that runs between Coronado, Imperial Beach and also along a section of the Bayshore Bikeway. It is frequently called the most picturesque and bike-friendly route in Southern California. It runs parallel to the coast, and San Diego Bay.
A rental electric bike at Kayak Tours Coronado comes with a helmet and a water bottle cage. For a self-guided tour, you also receive a personalized illustrated bike map highlighting scenic spots, photo ops as well as great places to visit as well as, of course, bike paths and bike-friendly roads within Coronado.
5. BAYSHORE BikeWAY
Take a self-guided tour along the Bayshore Bikeway for 25 miles along San Diego Bay. You can choose to travel on separate bicycle trails or bike lanes that offer varied views. Start in downtown San Diego at the Embarcadero and continue south through National City, Chula Vista and Chula Vista. Turn around San Diego Bay to reach Imperial Beach, then take the Silver Strand into Coronado. Sites along the way include the U.S. The U.S. Naval Amphibious Base is where the Navy SEALs train is located, as well as the stunning Silver Strand State Beach and the San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge are just a few of the places to stop along the way. Take the Coronado Ferry with your bike to cross San Diego Bay back into downtown.
Pedego Electric Bikes downtown. Helmets and locks are provided with every rental. The friendly staff will teach you how to use electric bikes, including safety instructions and fitting before departure. The Bayshore Bikeway self-guided tour can take 1.5-3 hours.
6. CARLSBAD
The beautiful community of Carlsbad is located on San Diego’s gorgeous North County coast. Take a ride on your electric bike along the historic Highway 101 where the famous route runs along the Pacific Ocean. There is a rest stop on Lookout Point. This is an incline that rises above the ocean’s shoreline. Here you can see the waves crash against the shoreline below. This is a popular surf location, where you can watch skilled surfers take on the challenging waves. If you’re lucky you will also witness whales and dolphins diving in the ocean.
Begin with a 2-hour-long guided Carlsbad Coastline Tour with Pedego Electric Bikes Carlsbad. Your guide will be able to share some entertaining Carlsbad facts. All riders must have an intermediate level of ability to ride. Oceanside and Batiquitos Lagoon are also available for electric bicycle tours in North County.
7. LA JOLLA
It is possible to ride through the lavish La Jolla. This is San Diego’s “Jewel by the Sea” and it’s not hard to see why. Take in the spectacular scenery as you cruise through the beautiful La Jolla Cove, Ellen Scripps Browning Park and the Children’s Pool, and La Jolla Shores beach. For a climb up the hills of Mt. Soledad National Veteran’s Memorial where breathtaking views await. Then, head north of the “village” to Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve and the Torrey Pines Gliderport, where you can observe colourful paragliders fly above dramatic 300-foot cliffs as well as the Pacific Ocean below.
Rent an electric bike from San Diego Electric Bikes in La Jolla. Reservations are highly recommended. Available at 10:00, 10:30, and 11:00 AM. Same-day rentals are offered on a first-come, first-serve basis only.
BONUS – ANZA-BORREGO The Desert State Park
Explore the sprawling Anza-Borrego Desert State Park in East County San Diego with an electric bike. Discover Galleta Meadows, a “Lost World” art exhibition, with forty amazing metal sculptures depicting mammoths and dinosaurs as well as sabre-toothed tigers, sloths and many other ancient inhabitants. There are also life-size creatures, including tortoises wild stallions and camels that are not prehistoric in origin. Explore the fascinating geological landscape of the Fish Creek drainage. Ride back through time and uncover the fossils of a long-gone sea. Take in stunning desert views and breathtaking displays of spring wildflowers throughout the season.
Bike Borrego is located in Borrego Springs in the Anza Borrego Desert. They specialize in guided e-bike tours and rentals. As temperatures in the desert rise, tours are closed during the summer months. Make sure you reserve your spot on an e-bike trip when it returns in cooler temperatures, beginning in October.
