Hi Eric,
Thanks for the review of the San Luis Rey path, it
sounds nice, I will have to check it out sometime.

As for the SART (Santa Ana River Trail)I have done
that ride many times.
It is a paved off street trail that runs from Corona
to Huntington Beach. I believe its around 27-30 miles
each way. There are several popular starting points.
The most eastern being at the Green River road exit
from the 91 freeway. There is usually plenty of
parking. The only catch with this starting point is
its downhill going out, and uphill coming back so save
a little energy for the end.
The next place to jump on is at Yorba regional park
in Anaheim hills. I like this entrance as it is right
where the flat part starts, still more then 40 miles
r/t but you don't have to do the hill at the end.
The next popular spot is at Rampart exit from the 57
freeway. This is good place if you just want a quick
trip, its 12 1/2 miles each way for an even 25.
The last place I use is Moon Park in Costa Mesa a
few streets off the 405. This is 4 miles in from the
beach but a great starting point if your going to do
the beach trails, no parking fees and its a nice
neighborhood. I have used this for rides to Long beach
giving a R/T of a little over 50 miles.
The SART is very safe for most of it, there are a
few neighborhoods where I would stick to the trail and
it will be pretty obvious by the homeless and graffiti
in the area. None of them hang out on the trail so
don't worry about that. Its very nice in sections with
wildlife in the river bed.

Another less crowded ride you might want to try
sometime is the San Gabriel river trail. The eastern
end is a little east of the Santa Fe Dam recreation
area...
http://www.nearfield.com/~dan/sports/bike/river/sg/

have a great ride

--- Eric Griffith <ehgriffith@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hello folks.
>
> Some comments and a question.
>
> Comments: If you are in Southern California, I have
> to reccomend one
> of the best trails that I have found is the San Luis
> Rey River path.
> This starts at College Avenue in Oceanside, and goes
> about 7 miles
> toward the beach. When the trail ends, it is about
> another 1/3 mile,
> and you are at the Oceanside pier. The path is safe,
> well maintained,
> fairly level, and has no street crossings. Easily
> accesse from
> Highway 76, with parking at three or four spots
> along the way.
>
> San Deigo overall has some great paths. And they
> also have a great
> map of them. There is a free map available that
> shows all bike paths,
> as well as bike lanes for the entire county. Calld
> the San Diego
> Region Bike Map, it is available for free from
> ridelink.org.
>
> I live in Murrieta, and am very pleased with what
> our city has done
> in the way of bike lanes. Most major streets now
> have bike lanes, and
> they are also installing bike signal buttons at most
> of the lights.
>
> My question is about the Santa Ana River trail. I
> can't find much
> online in the way of a map or anything for this
> trail. Does anyone
> have any info about how far it goes, the conditions,
> and/or
> dificulty? I am not a real experienced rider, and
> like to know what I
> am getting into before I journey too far. If anyone
> has some input, I
> would appreciate it...as well as any other suggested
> rides/routes in
> Southwest Riverside county.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Eric
>
>
>
>
>
>
>




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