The San Gabriel River Trail (also known as "SGRT") is a bike path in Los Angeles County, California, USA. This article or section should include material from Cycle path debate Segregated cycle facilities may consist of a separate road, track, path or lane that is designated for use by cyclists and from which motorised traffic is generally excluded. ... Los Angeles County is a county in California and is the most populous county in the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

The South end of the SGRT is Seal Beach. From Seal Beach there are opportunities to ride North or South along the coast. Location of Seal Beach within Orange County, California. ...

The North end is in Whittier Narrows, where riders can continue North into El Monte (via the Rio Hondo), North into Azusa (via the San Gabriel River Trail), or South to Long Beach (via the Rio Hondo bicycle path). This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Location of El Monte in the County of Los Angeles Country United States State California County Los Angeles County, California Government  - Mayor Ernest Gutierrez Area  - City  9. ... Azusa is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, United States. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ... The Rio Hondo bicycle path is a Class 1 bicycle path that parallels the Rio Hondo through Los Angeles County. ...

The San Gabriel River Trail can be ridden as part of a 61-mile loop that is mostly bikeways: North on the SGRT, cross to the Rio Hondo at Whittier Narrows, then South (downstream) to the Los Angeles River, and continuing to Long Beach. In Long Beach, take the Shoreline Bikeway (and surface streets) South/East to the SGRT and head North, returning to the starting point. The Rio Hondo bicycle path is a Class 1 bicycle path that parallels the Rio Hondo through Los Angeles County. ... The Los Angeles River, highlighted in red (on the left). ...

Traveling North from Wilderness Park, the path switches from the East side of the river to the West side of the river over the San Gabriel River Parkway Bridge, which is designated as a bike route by the city of Pico Rivera. Location of Pico Rivera in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1958-01-29 [2] Government  - Mayor E.A. Pete Ramirez [1] Area  - City  8. ...

Entry points and parking

• Parking lot near the ranger station at the entrance to San Gabriel Canyon (a.k.a. Azusa Canyon).
• Angeles National Forest end of trail Entry & Parking at about 1900 N San Gabriel Canyon Road trail has been extended about 1 mile north to elevation 825 feet above MSL
• Dunlap Crossing Road in West Whittier (No Parking Lot)
• Santa Fe Dam entry east of face of dam Parking in Dam area
• Foothill San Gabriel river crossing Entry & Parking just north of Foothill next to river also rest rooms
• Pacific Electric Bridge at about 741 Encanto Parkway Parking at Encanto Park, Duarte
• El Dorado Park, Long Beach - Enter park on Spring St. between I605 and the river. Plenty of parking and bathrooms.
• Todd Ave. entrance at Todd and Sierra Madre in Azusa.

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Maintenance

Maintained by Los Angeles County Department of Public Works Road Maintenance Division, swept on a scheduled basis. South of Wardlow the City of Long Beach CA is responsible for all maintenance. Also between the 405 freeway and the 22 freeway is the responsibility of Seal Beach as that section of the trial is arguably in Orange county and their city. There are maintenance agreements between the County and the two Cities.

Future plans

According to LA DPW, Public Works currently has two projects underway to improve the condition of the bike path between Wilderness Park and Whittier Narrows.

The San Gabriel River Bike Path Rehabilitation project involves re-paving, striping the pavement, and updating the gates on the section of path from the Whittier Narrows Dam to Florence Avenue. Design is complete for this project, construction is expected to begin at the end of May 2006. May 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → May 1, 2006 (Monday) Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association outraged Vatican by planning to ordain another bishop, Liu Xinhong in Anhui Province. ...

The Commuter Bikeway Signage project involves the placement of signs and pavement markings along the river bike paths including the San Gabriel River path. This project is currently in the design phase, which will include an evaluation of signage at San Gabriel River Parkway to inform bicyclists that the bike path switches from one side of the river to the other at this location.

The City of Whittier plans to open the Greenway Bike Trail in December 2007. There is talk of this trail extending into Orange County and, eventually, connecting the San Gabriel River Trail to the Santa Ana River Trail.

References

Bike trail upgrade given county's OK -->

External links

• Upper San Gabriel River trail Upper part of the San Gabriel River Trail

• Mid San Gabriel River trail Middle part of the San Gabriel River Trail

• Lower San Gabriel River trail Lower part of the San Gabriel River Trail

• San Gabriel River trail Pictures along the trail.

• Lakewood Accountability Action Group A group of cyclists that live in or near Lakewood California that use the bike path frequently and interface with the LA County Dept. of Public Works and cities from Lakewood to the ocean (Cerritos, Long Beach, Seal Beach) in maintaining the bike path.