Beach Paths

I spent this Sunday checking out the Huntington Beach bike trail. This trail is 8 miles long starting at Sunset Beach and ending at the junction of the Santa Ana River and Newport/Balboa trails.

The entire Huntington Beach bicycle trail is oceanfront and it passes both the Huntington Beach pier and Bolsa Chica wildlife preserve-two definite places of interest. Surfers, swimmers, boardwalk concerts and great sights are everywhere. This trail is shared by bicyclists, roller-bladers, and pedestrians so use caution and watch your speed. This path has all the charm of the Venice trail, without all the tourists. Definately a place to try out on a sunny morning.

Another beachfront that hosts decent trails is the Long Beach Shoreline. There are four trails that all start near Shoreline Park. One head towards Naples while the second passes right by Rainbow Harbor. A third crosses the channel and heads toward Queen Harbor. The final trail meets up with the LA River Trail that winds its way back up to Los Angeles.

This is one of the few trails that I prefer to ride at night. The paths are less crowded and the whole coast takes on a completely different atmosphere once the sun goes down. There are great places to eat, interesting shops, and wonderful people. In general the area is very safe, and I personally have never had any problems-but caution should still be warranted especially if your riding alone.

This holiday week, I plan to check out the Newport/Balboa bike path. It runs from the Huntington Beach trail head south to Newport Bay. I'll post and let you know...

Bicylcing in Southern California

This blog will be about bike riding or bicycling in the Southern California. Sorry for the additional blogs. I think it was a blogger error. When I tried to create a blog it kept saying that the name was already taken, so I kept trying. Low and behold when I finally created one and looked at my dashboard I saw multiple blogs! I'll figure out what to do with it later. But for now, it's a start.