survey of Hemingway Bike Path

November 23, 2010

I enter Hemingway Dr from Jackson Dr

the first intersection, I turn R to follow Hemingway Dr

then I follow Hemingway to its end

N 32 48.809 W 117 3.355 4.47 miles, I enter a narrow concrete alley
[that goes steeply uphill]

to the R is an unpaved path, apparently a hiking trail [for Rancho Mission
Canyon Open Space], I follow the paved path

[48-809-3-355]
802-345
736-276
729-271 I go around a gate
713-265

709-258! 4.60 miles, the path emerges on the end of a cul-de-sac and joins the
sidewalk on the R side of the street

[there is no curb cut]

I follow the street

4.67 miles first intersection, this is Hemingway Ave,
to the R is Cibola [sp] Rd

4.94 miles Hemingway Ave comes to an end, I turn around

L on Ofria [sp] Ave

L on Forrestal [sp] Rd

R on Park Ridge, and end of this part

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survey of one trail in Rancho Mission Canyon Open Space Preserve

November 30, 2010

N 32 47.112 W 117 2.480 the bait shop and concession stand at
Lake Murray, 0.00 miles

[I ride my mountain bike around Lake Murray and exit near the athletic fields]

2.10 miles entrance to playing fields 47-448-2-771

48-807-3-361 4.09 miles, N end of the Hemingway Bike Path [S end of Hemingway
Dr]

I'm going to survey the unpaved path

780-352
731-338
719-349 path crosses a drainage ditch
712-370 another drainage ditch
715-406
723-418
737-457
744-483
742-506
726-508
688-501
666-502
631-459
623-460
617-467
602-481
594-497
578-529
593-577
602-595
636-612
659-635
679-648

the middle part of the trail was quite narrow, but now it has widened into
what looks like the remains of an old road

748-691
758-711 faint side trail to the R
760-747
745-758
736-763

726-768-A steep side trail to L with water bars, it may be an access point

702-800
694-806
660-812

613-804-B side trail sharp R, may be an access point

590-793
565-797
543-814
536-812
516-768

48-496-3-781-C 4.76 miles, T intersection with a dirt road and an interpretive
bulletin board [with a trail map on it]

I turn L

490-776
473-782

467-783-D designated single track to the L, but I continue SA into the park
because it's getting late

421-823-E the path seems to end, I just make my way out to the street as well as
I can

48-452-3-980 5.12 miles, corner of Margerum Ave and Larchwood Ave, end of this
part