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

[Bicyclist]

There are several access points from NH, many not really legally open 
to the public. Anyone desiring a tour can contact me... or I could 
forward inquiries to the NH Trail committee folks.

At 06:04 PM 7/16/2008, Philip J. Erdelsky wrote:
>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:
> >>
> >> -------
> >>
> >> *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."
> >>
> >> -------
> >>
> >> 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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