Today I was invited along with a group of guys from work to ride to Seal Beach and back from Azusa. We took the San Gabriel River Trail (SGRT). We started out about 7:30 am from the Lario River Trail parking lot in Azusa.
The ride down was really nice. It's so good to ride on a trail that's free from traffic. The trail down to Seal Beach is pretty flat, there are some little bumps here and there and quite a few tunnels under the freeways. Some of the tunnels were pretty dangerous as they were quite narrow and a couple had drains on either side so the were even narrower.
We picked up a couple of other riders from another parking lot as they wanted to do a shorter ride as they had plans for the afternoon.
Once we got down to Seal Beach we stopped at the River's End Cafe for some breakfast. Then we headed back up the trail. I got to try my hand at some more drafting and leading. I'm starting to get more comfortable with it. I did lose a water bottle at one point but thankfully it was just lying on the path so I was able to retrieve it. I also need to make sure I fill at least one bottle up at the beach! I ran out of water not too far from the end. It was really nice and cool out so I didn't drink too much but if it was warmer I would have needed that water!
Here's the strava profile of my ride. I really enjoyed it and look forward to doing it again!
Wow! Sounds like an epic trip. 68 plus miles. I might have to join you one day.
ReplyDeleteIt was a great ride. Now I want to go and try SART!
ReplyDeleteI gotta do SGRT again so I can get some STRAVA achievements for it too!