Browns Creek Bike Path is a
Class I bike path
A bike path is a bikeway separated from motorized traffic and dedicated to cycling or shared with pedestrians or other non-motorized users. In the US a bike path sometimes encompasses ''shared use paths'', "multi-use path", or "Class III bikewa ...
that is “tucked away from the surrounding hustle and bustle” of the
San Fernando Valley
The San Fernando Valley, known locally as the Valley, is an urbanized valley in Los Angeles County, California. Located to the north of the Los Angeles Basin, it contains a large portion of the City of Los Angeles, as well as unincorporated ar ...
, “hugging the side” of the
Browns Canyon Wash.
The path begins at Lassen Street, just east of
Chatsworth Metrolink Station, and ends just north of Rinaldi Street near
Stoney Point Park.
Browns Creek (sometimes called Brown’s Creek), a
tributary of the
Los Angeles River, offers “splendid views of the irregularly shaped
Santa Susana mountains rising to the west.”
[
] One local writer observed, “What
he concrete-lined creeklacks in scenery, it compensates for by providing the trail with an open, airy setting.”
The route has been described as “very rustic” (for an urban bike path, of course).
The wash passes through a neighborhood with
equestrian zoning and “Opposite the bike route, in the west levee, a horse trail also follows the creek.”
Domestic goats, roosters and ponies have also been seen along the path.
At Chatsworth station, bicyclists may connect to the
Orange Line Bike Path
The G Line Bikeway is a cycle route in Los Angeles County, California, that runs for and “spans the lengths of the San Fernando Valley’s major communities” from Chatsworth, Los Angeles, Chatsworth to Valley Glen, Los Angeles, Valley Glen ...
.
The path is in close proximity to Chatsworth Park North and Chatsworth Park South (both operated by the
City of Los Angeles Parks Department) and
Chatsworth Nature Preserve
The Chatsworth Nature Preserve (CNP) is a open-space preserve located in the northwest corner of the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California, United States. The preserve contains oak woodlands, savanna, riparian areas, grassland, vernal po ...
.
Both Chatsworth Parks, “excellent parks…
ithinteresting hills and rock formations there, as well as pleasant shaded rest areas” are accessible from Valley Circle Road. Riders can create an approximately loop beginning at either end of the Browns Creek route, connecting to Valley Circle Road via either Chatsworth Street or Lassen Street.
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See also
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List of Los Angeles bike paths
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G Line (Los Angeles Metro)
The G Line (formerly the Orange Line) is a bus rapid transit line in Los Angeles, California, operated by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro). It operates between and stations in the San Fernando Valley. The ...
References
External links
laparks.org: Brown’s Creek Trail Maplabikepaths.com: Brown Creek- info from 2010-2020
Bike Travel in the SFV - Chatsworth Los Angeles Bikeway Map (Metro.net) - PDF hosted on Dropbox"Metro Bike Map"Map of many Class I, II, and III bikeways in Los Angeles County (876kB PDF, April 2006)
Bike paths in Los Angeles
Transportation in the San Fernando Valley
Parks in the San Fernando Valley
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