Riding the Malibu canyons with DROC
The canyons behind Malibu, Latigo, Mulholland Highway, Piuma and Stunt Road, are the most famous motorcycling roads in Southern California, and the most watched. DROC has run them four times since 2021.
The pattern is usually the same: the canyons in the morning, then down to the coast and east to Bike Shed LA for Italian Bike Day, which DROC has ridden to 30 times in various forms. The other route to Bike Shed goes over Angeles Crest instead.
How DROC rides it
- Latigo Canyon is the signature climb: tight, well surfaced, and busy with bikes on a weekend.
- The Rock Store on Mulholland is the traditional stop, and it is worth seeing once even if you do not linger.
- This is heavily patrolled and heavily photographed. Ride it like somebody is watching, because somebody is.
- Pacific Coast Highway on the way in or out adds distance but makes it a proper day.
Every time we have ridden it
- Ride to Malibu Canyons & Italian Bike Day at Bike Shed – October 2024, October 2024
- Ride Malibu canyons and lunch at Bike Shed for Italian MC Day – November 2023, November 2023
- DROC-DOC Malibu Canyons March 2022, March 2022
- DROC – DOC Malibu Canyons ride August 2021, August 2021
Route plans
These are the actual route plans DROC has used, with the map for each. Ride leaders pick from these rather than inventing a route every time, which is why the same roads come up again: they work. Nothing stops you riding them on your own.
| Route | Length | Hours | Last ridden | Map |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malibu all canyons | Full day | October 2024 | Route | |
| Malibu longer | Full day | August 2021 | Route | |
| Malibu | Full day | March 2022 | Route | |
| Malibu short loop and Bike Shed | Full day | July 2025 | Route |
The route library has no date against that variant. Shown instead is the most recent DROC ride in the area, Ride to Malibu Canyons & Italian Bike Day at Bike Shed – October 2024.
Ride it with us
Malibu days are long and usually tie into Italian Bike Day at Bike Shed. Ground rules and hand signals are on the rides page.