The Southwest Corridor is pretty nice, actually, though I'd try it at an unpopular time (the stupidity density rises linearly with the population density). It's intermediate between the Esplanade and Minuteman paths -- in pretty good shape with some tree-root cracks, decent width though not capacious. It goes through fairly tree- and park-lined space. And then you get the zoo and the arboretum, which is a nice reward.
The Reformatory Branch (ooh, title!) had a few muddy patches, and I wouldn't want to ride it too soon after a rain, but it wasn't at all bad (and considering that we *did* have a lot of rain this week it must dry out fairly quickly). And I was doing this on hybrid tires. I didn't find the traffic on the Minuteman too bad until we got in toward Arlington, where, of course, it's always terrible on a nice weekend, but you can use Mass Ave instead.
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Date: 2004-06-13 09:33 am (UTC)The Reformatory Branch (ooh, title!) had a few muddy patches, and I wouldn't want to ride it too soon after a rain, but it wasn't at all bad (and considering that we *did* have a lot of rain this week it must dry out fairly quickly). And I was doing this on hybrid tires. I didn't find the traffic on the Minuteman too bad until we got in toward Arlington, where, of course, it's always terrible on a nice weekend, but you can use Mass Ave instead.