Originally Posted by
Beaker
Hey Matt, did you run into any problems before? According to EB parks it's only closed to auto traffic, I've never had a problem riding up South Park in the winter - descending can be dangerous though given the speeds you hit and that people and their dogs assume no traffic and wander all over both sides of the road. And then there's the newts...
http://www.ebparks.org/parks/tilden
Actually I haven't ridden it in winter because I assumed the closure extended to bikes, but I think you may be right. It's worth asking a ranger next time I go through there. Foot and horse trafic is definitely OK, I guess bikes could go either way depending on how you interpret it.