Originally Posted by sbhikes
Are you compelled to use this path or do you have a choice to ride in the street instead? If the path is that crowded I would choose an alternative route on the street.
Just compelled by the beauty of 6 miles of car-free travel through pleasant woodlands. My commute is 10 miles. 4 miles through downtown DC followed by 6 miles of this trail. I could travel, as the crow flies, straight to work and while it would shave a few miles it would probably take just as long and not be nearly as pleasant.
Fortunately for me the section of the trail I ride is not so heavily used so it's not much of a bother for me to go around the few walkers. Other sections of the trail, particularly on week-ends, can look like the beach on the 4th of July!