Originally Posted by
Scheherezade
Are people really out thugging at 2:30am? That's more of an 6pm-midnight hobby statistically. If you have a buddy, it might be worth trying out the trail some evening as a pair. I've ridden urban MUPs at the time of the night and they normally quite deserted.
I have ridden the Platte river MUP once or twice at night but it was much earlier than when I would be getting off work (10pm vs. 2am). I definitely plan on getting a bright headlight and I would probably be riding at a speed of about 17-20mph the entire ride. As for ridding it with a friend I may have to try and find someone to do this with me; its a great idea thanks.
The posts here got me thinking that maybe it might be better for me to ride to work on the MUP's and Trails and then ride home via the streets. I used google maps to see what it would give me and both road routes are actually about 4 miles shorter than the trail route. This would hopefully mean getting home about 20 minutes sooner and may prove to be safer at night.