Valley to Downtown--Avoiding Griffith Park?
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Valley to Downtown--Avoiding Griffith Park?
I may have made a mistake. Took the bus home from work today since I ride in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My ride takes me through Griffith Park, and I read on another thread that GP will be closed on Thursday because of the fires. Any other ideas on how to get downtown (3rd and Grand) from Northridge?
Typically I get on Forest Lawn to Zoo Drive to Crystal Springs, etc.
Typically I get on Forest Lawn to Zoo Drive to Crystal Springs, etc.
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what about the bike path that runs next to the 5? that probably isnt closed. it will bring you from burbank to silverlake.
https://www.labikepaths.com/LARiver.html
https://www.labikepaths.com/LARiver.html
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If you go early enough, how about Cahuenga over to Hollywood and then Beverly or something into downtown. Admittedly, the only time I do this is when they run the Marathon so it is early on a Sunday morning. Quiet a bit different traffic pattern.
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Originally Posted by kitten_sandwich
what about the bike path that runs next to the 5? that probably isnt closed. it will bring you from burbank to silverlake.
https://www.labikepaths.com/LARiver.html
https://www.labikepaths.com/LARiver.html
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Thanks guys. When I've taken that path before I caught it right around the Autry museum, and I figured the road there would be closed. Before when I tried to get on there further north the entrance to the path was gated and locked. Where can I get on the path before the closure?
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Victory, just before the north entrance to the park was open for me.
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Originally Posted by mkadam68
Victory, just before the north entrance to the park was open for me.
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I ride it all the time, it's never been closed in my experience (there is a sign that it's closed from 10pm to 6am, I think).
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Thanks Mark. Do you happen to know if Zoo Dr. was open to there by any chance? Or did you access from Victory/Riverside?
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Coming down Victory to the entrance to the park. Zoo was not/is not open today either. Sometimes they'll let riders through but not cars, but the lady said no dice.
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Originally Posted by mkadam68
Coming down Victory to the entrance to the park. Zoo was not/is not open today either. Sometimes they'll let riders through but not cars, but the lady said no dice.