I agree that Fry is too crazy. I"m not that far from the NW end of the Mason Creek greenway, so it's convenient.
I connect to Terry Hershey, so I've found alternate routes that skip the bulk of GBP and take subdivision trails between mason, fry and barker cypress. You have to get on back streets when you get close to Barker Cypress, but it hooks up with the levy path on the north side of GBP. Saves 3-4 miles from the commute.