bent_eagle
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Hi, folks. My wife is running the White Rock Marathon this weekend, so I thought I might go over there either tomorrow (Thursday) or the next day and ride around the place, because I've never been there. I'll be looking for places to wait for her to pass by, and to figure out parking. I think I'll combine that with a bike ride. I'll be driving over from the Southlake/Grapevine area. I plan to take 635 around to somewhere not too far from White Rock Lake. Looking at Virtual Earth, it looks like I could take the Hillcrest exit from 635, and go south on Park Central. Just after I get onto Park Central, it looks like there is a small parking lot on the right, which borders a bike path. If I take that path southbound, it looks like I would follow along near Park Central, cross Forest Lane, go under 75, along Royal, under Skillman, under Loop 12, on Lawther, then into the trail around the Lake. For those of you familiar with all of this, does it sound like a good ride? Is it safe (from muggers and/or traffic)? Is the trail open all the way? Or should I just drive all the way to the lake, and make a couple of loops there and then drive back home? If I do the whole ride out and back, any idea how far that would be? I'm looking to do about 20 to 30 miles, nothing farther because my wife will be with me and she wants to save her legs for the race. Thanks for any recommendations!
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