Dear Al & son,

I have ridden the SG River Trail for over twenty years, regularly, from
the shack to the beach. I have never seen or been involved in any gang
related problems. I've also never ridden the trail after dark. Do that
at your own risk.

The problems you might encounter, include, erratic cyclists alone or in
groups, kids on scooters/skateboards, erratic joggers, people walking
dogs, people walking themselves, riders on horseback, transients of
varying levels of inebriation, clueless park visitors that stray onto
the trail, clueless squirrels that play chicken with cyclists (I ran
over one once), debris on the trail, poor or no visibility in the
tunnels, putrid smells, puddles, clouds of gnats (you must keep mouth
shut), and of course very fast multi-colored lycra clad cyclists (of
which I am one) either riding alone or in varying sizes of groups.
We're probably the worst group you want to encounter, 'cause if you do
something wrong, we'll let you know about it.

Seriously though, I really love riding that trail. It's one of the few
placs in the L.A. area that you can get a long ride in without dealing
with traffic. I only wish we had more trails like it. I highly
recommend that you ride it all the way to Seal Beach.

pr

P.S. If anyone cares to add to my list, that'd be great. These were
just off the top of my head.



Date: Sun, 28 Nov 2004 06:41:32 -0000

> From: "Al" <alhjr_55@...>
>Subject: San Gabriel River Trail
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>My son and I and a friend have ridden the SG river trail from the
>top at the ranger info shack down to Whitter Narrows area and back
>up for approximately a 32 mile ride. We would like to extend our
>ride next time to 45 or 50 miles by going past the Whittier Narrows
>area for about another 10 miles. I have read somewhere that there is
>some concern about safety with that middle section of the San
>Gabriel path (IE. gangs and other unsafe distractions). If anybody
>could enlighten me concerning this section of the path, I would
>greatly appreciate it.
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