Originally Posted by
ui127
Anyone else a regular rider of the Back Bay?
In the summer months my buddies and I try to do our ride from the Back bay all around Irvine etc. We usually park near Vista Point (on Eastbluff Dr) then head North on the San Diego Creek to almost Portola. There's a bike trail about a 1/4 mile before Portola that we ride though this section of condo's and houses. We end up on Portola and the work our way to the Great Park for a snack. Then we go up the Shady Canyon Path. Sometimes when UCI is out of session we'll ride through the campus. Other times take Ford back to the cars. It's a great ride.
The best thing about that area is that there are bike trails all over the place. On top of the the bike lanes on the major road are incredibly wide. It's a great area to ride in.