The San Gabriel River Trail (also known as SGRT) is a

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along the San Gabriel River through

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and onto street bike trails near the Alamitos Bay Marina in

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. The South end is

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. The northern segment begins near

Whittier Narrows The Whittier Narrows is a narrows or water gap in the San Gabriel Valley of Los Angeles County, California, United States, between the Puente Hills to the east and the Montebello Hills to the west. The gap is located at the southern boundary of t ...

Recreation Area. 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

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. From Whittier Narrows, the path follows the River north into

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and

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to the

Santa Fe Dam Santa Fe Dam is a flood-control dam on the San Gabriel River located in Irwindale in Los Angeles County, California, United States. For most of the year, the -high dam and its reservoir lie empty, but can hold more than of water during maj ...

. The path crosses the river on Arrow Highway next to the main spillway, then loops back to climb a steep ramp up to the rim of the dam. The path traces the rim of the dam around to the east of the flood basin and park, with access at Azusa Canyon Drive (main entrance to park). The path ends at State Route 39 where it exits the canyon in the north of

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. There is a connection from

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of the L Line to the San Gabriel River bike trail called the Emerald Necklace Gateway.

Trail highlights

* South of the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10), under the Southern Pacific (Metrolink commuter rail) railroad bridge, is a rodeo. * North of the Pomona Valley Freeway (SR-60) is the confluence of the San Jose Creek and the San Gabriel River.

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 is responsible. According to LADPW, 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. New-05b

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.

References

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

Pictures along the trail.
Lakewood Accountability Action Group
A group of cyclists that live in or near

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that use the bike path frequently and interface with the LA County Dept. of Public Works and cities from Lakewood to the ocean ( Cerritos,

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) in maintaining the bike path.
City of Whittier Project Summary
{{DEFAULTSORT:San Gabriel River Bicycle Path Bike paths in Los Angeles

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Transportation in Los Angeles County, California Long Beach, California Pico Rivera, California Whittier, California

Trail highlights

Maintenance

See also

References

External links