White Rock Trail and Lake

What to do when it rains and the trails are too wet for riding. Well, if you need to get in a ride, like me, there are a couple of choices. First, the streets - too scary for me. Second, a straight line, paved trail which runs from north Dallas to White Rock Lake.

I started my ride from Valley View Park in Dallas. As you can see from the map below it is located on Hillcrest just north of I-635 (LBJ highway). I hit the trail at 7:30 and it was cold and windy. The temp was in the mid 40's and the wind was out of the north at 10 to 15 mph. The good news - it wasn't raining.

I am very familiar with the White Rock Creek Trail which starts in Valley View Park. I lived in Dallas not far from this park and in my jogging days I used to spend a large part of my Saturdays jogging there.

From Valley View it is slightly more than 7 miles to White Rock Lake. It is all paved concrete and is generally pretty well used. It is a multiuse trail and many joggers, bikers, and dog walkers will be your companions. Today the trail was pretty deserted due to the weather. I decided today  that I would ride around White Rock Lake twice before I headed back to the start so my total mileage was 38 miles. The link below is to the photos I took today.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28201157@N08/sets/72157625258333071/

The trail follows the White Rock Creek ( I think - anyway it is some body of water) which does empty into White Rock Lake. Some of the pics I took today show the creek and when it has recently rained there is a pretty good flow. There are also several pics of White Rock Lake and over the years the city of Dallas has done an excellent job of pretty - ing it up.

If you are from out of town and would like to rent a bike you are in luck. The Dallas Bike Works is very close to White Rock Lake and rents bike for $35.00 per day.

http://www.dallasbikeworks.com/  Follow the link to their Lawther location.

Worth a look if the trails are wet or you just want to get in some straight line time.

Later