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The foothills start right here. Big Tujunga climbs into the forest, Angeles Crest is a short hop east, and Mulholland rides the ridge over the hill. Find the roads, and the people to ride them with.
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Free to join. The first 500 Burbank riders get a permanent Wolf Pack badge.
If you keep a bike in Burbank, you’re sitting at the base of some of the best canyon country in Los Angeles. When people search for motorcycle rides in Burbank, what they’re really after is the climb into the hills: Big Tujunga Canyon Road winding up into the Angeles National Forest, Angeles Crest Highway a short hop east, and the Mulholland Drive ridge run just over the pass toward the Cahuenga overlook. This is a foothills town, tucked under the Verdugos. You get an easy ridge cruise right out the front door and real mountain switchbacks within reach the same morning.
Straight with you: I started riding at 50, over in the LA area, and I was one of the lucky ones. My buddy Leo and the guys I roll with on weekends, I found them early through family. That’s the whole reason riding became the best part of my week instead of a bike gathering dust.
Burbank is full of riders. You’ll see the bikes lined up outside Bob’s Big Boy on a Friday night and rolling up Foothill toward the canyon on a Saturday. And plenty of those folks still climb Big Tujunga on their own, hoping to fall in with the right people at the top. Most riders never get handed a crew. It’s a strangely lonely thing for something this good, and nobody really talks about it. RideWolf is me handing every rider what I stumbled into, without the club, the cold calls, or the luck.
This is where Burbank riders point the bars. These are the roads we actually run, and the best places to ride a motorcycle near you fan out from the foothills and the ridge.
The canyon. This is the signature Burbank ride. Big Tujunga Canyon Road runs up out of Sunland and climbs into the Angeles National Forest, a proper twisty forest road with the creek below you and the trees closing in overhead. It links up to the Angeles Forest Highway if you want to keep going deep. It’s an intermediate road with real elevation, so warm up on it before you push the pace.
The climb. Point it east and you’re a short freeway hop from the big one. Angeles Crest Highway (CA-2) launches out of La Cañada and switchbacks all the way up past 7,000 feet: sweepers, hairpins, and the whole basin dropping away behind you. Fuel up in La Cañada before you climb, because gas gets scarce once you’re up top, and watch your pace since the CHP works this road hard.
The ridge. When you just want a mellow evening cruise, Mulholland Drive is right over the hill. The paved east end near the Cahuenga overlook gives you the Valley on one side and the city on the other, easy curves and a killer view at sunset. It’s beginner-friendly and about as scenic as a short ride gets. La Tuna Canyon Road is the other quick local one, a five-mile twisty that spills you out onto the 210 when you’ve only got an hour.
| The ride | What it is | ~Length | Skill | Where to meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tujunga Canyon Rd | Forest canyon climb into the Angeles NF | ~20 mi | Intermediate | Foothill Blvd, Sunland |
| Angeles Crest Hwy (CA-2) | Switchback climb past 7,000 ft | ~66 mi | Intermediate+ | La Cañada (fuel up) |
| Mulholland Dr (east) | Ridge cruise, Valley & basin views | ~10 mi | Beginner–Int | Cahuenga overlook |
| La Tuna Canyon Rd | Quick local twisty over to the 210 | ~5 mi | Intermediate | Sun Valley |
| Angeles Forest Hwy | Remote mountain run to Mill Creek Summit | ~25 mi | Intermediate | Big Tujunga jct |
One thing to know before a canyon day or a forest climb: our roads can close. Fire, rain, and rockslides shut the canyon and mountain roads down without much warning, so check LA County road closures before you commit to a route, especially up Big Tujunga and Angeles Crest.
Burbank has one of the most famous meet spots in the whole city. Bob’s Big Boy on Riverside Drive runs a classic Friday night gathering, and the bikes show up right alongside the hot rods. It’s an easy place to roll up solo and start talking to people. From there, the natural staging point for a canyon run is up Foothill Boulevard in Sunland, where riders gas up before pointing it into Big Tujunga. And if Angeles Crest is the plan, La Cañada is the last real fuel-and-coffee stop before the climb. Show up, grab a coffee, talk to people. That’s how it’s always worked, and RideWolf just means you don’t have to get lucky to find your group.
Dead simple, and pointed right at the thing I got lucky on.
Get on the early-access list for Burbank. No club, no cold calls, no hanging around Bob’s hoping to get in.
We match you with Burbank riders near you who run the foothills at your pace.
Roll out on group rides up the canyon, share the routes, and ride with a crew that waits for you at the overlook.
It’s free to join, and the first 500 riders in Burbank get a permanent Wolf Pack badge for being here early. When we launch, this is how you’ll line up your next canyon climb, straight from your phone.
I’m no pro racer or 30-year veteran. I’m a guy who wanted to ride his whole life and finally did it at 50. Figuring out the bike was the easy part; the crew is what made it stick. RideWolf is me making sure the next Burbank rider doesn’t have to get lucky to find one. If you keep a bike here, or you’re about to, come ride with us.
— Johnny, founder of RideWolf
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Free to join · first 500 Burbank riders get the Wolf Pack badge.
The best rides climb into the foothills. Take Big Tujunga Canyon Road up out of Sunland into the Angeles National Forest, hop east to Angeles Crest Highway (CA-2) out of La Cañada for the big switchback climb, or ride the paved east end of Mulholland Drive over the hill for an easy ridge cruise with Valley and city views. You’re a short hop from mellow scenery and serious mountain roads both.
Yes. Burbank sits right at the base of the canyons and has a big riding scene. You’ll see bikes gathered at Bob’s Big Boy on Riverside Drive on Friday nights and staging up Foothill Boulevard before a Big Tujunga run. RideWolf is built to connect you with group rides near you in Burbank without having to join a club or already know someone.
Mulholland Drive’s east end is the local scenic favorite, with the Valley on one side and the city on the other at sunset. Big Tujunga Canyon climbs into the forest along a creek, and Angeles Crest Highway opens up the whole basin as you climb past 7,000 feet, though that one is for more experienced riders.
Bob’s Big Boy on Riverside Drive is the famous local gathering on Friday nights, where the bikes roll in with the hot rods. Foothill Boulevard in Sunland is the natural staging point before a Big Tujunga canyon run, and La Cañada is the last fuel-and-coffee stop before an Angeles Crest climb. All are easygoing places to show up solo and fall in with other riders.
No. Clubs are great for some riders, but you don’t need one to find people to ride with. That’s exactly the gap RideWolf fills. It connects everyday riders in Burbank into group rides, no membership or commitment required.
