I can see my house!!!!...almost...it's like one street over off Kirkwood and 17th. When I take the trail home, I get off at that intersection, cross over Lee, and hop on Kirkwood to get home. Usually I come across Memorial Bridge and ride up Wilson into Clarendon.
But I thankfully have only encountered that side of the trail once, and do not plan on doing it again. Was not fun and ninjas are a plenty.