[SDCBC] Path from Normal Heights to Camino del Rio South

[Philip J. Erdelsky]

I think this is the path from the north end of 34th Street, not
33rd Street. Some of it is shown on the USGS Topo.

The entrance at the north end of 34th Street is fenced off,
with no-trespassing signs. The end on Camino Del Rio South has
apparently been obliterated by construction; I've been unable
to find it.

-- Philip Erdelsky

P.S. Looks like a rip-snorting ride for mountain bikers!

Jim Baross wrote:
> The route is from Normal Heights to Camino del Rio South... incomplete, 
> traverses private property and is probably too steep to qualify as ADA 
> compliant. A NH Trails committee and the NH Community Planning Group 
> (that I chair) is working on getting something open but unlikely a 
> bike-able facility. Look at the north end of 33rd Street. Aerial views 
> show some of the presently existing trails, most illegal.
> 
> I'll be attending a meeting this week to introduce the idea to property 
> owners, hoping to alleviate their potential fears and "get 'em on board."
> 
> But, don't let that stop you or anyone. There is also a more likely 
> openable abandoned route from Ft Stockton to Camino del Rio South I 
> could show anyone sometime.
> 
> At 02:35 PM 7/16/2008, Serge Issakov wrote:
>> Good comments so far.  This one caught my eye:
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>> *23. *Fred wrote on July 15, 2008 6:46 PM:
>> "Perhaps this hasn't yet been done---but it would be wise to survey 
>> the roads for currently usable and preferred roadways for bikes. 
>> *Unused roads like the switchback trails that lead from Kensington to 
>> the valley* could be ''adopted'' by bike clubs, restored and narrowed 
>> so they are useless for any other transport vehicle. Cyclists need to 
>> think in terms of carving out their own spaces rather than wait for 
>> some @#$%! politician to do anything but nothing on the matter, and a 
>> sense of locals creating their own thoroughfares where they can would 
>> do much for a community of commuters. It would be safer in the long 
>> run, too."
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>> Anyone know anything about these "Unused roads like the switchback 
>> trails that lead from Kensington to the valley"?  What is their grade, 
>> approximately?  How wide are they?  What is the surface like?  What 
>> condition are they in?  Where are they?  Can you find them on google 
>> maps satellite view and send links?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Serge
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