LA Metro and Metro Bike Share are inviting the public to a beginner-friendly community bike ride through South Los Angeles this weekend to explore the newly opened Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor.
The free event starts and ends at the Compton and Slauson Station and offers a relaxed, three-mile round-trip route suitable for riders of all experience levels, organizers said.
The group will ride from the station to South Los Angeles Wetlands Park and return via Augustus F. Hawkins Nature Park, with a scheduled snack stop at Granny’s Kitchen Southern Style Soul Food along the way.
The event celebrates the completion of Segment A of the $143 million Rail to Rail Active Transportation Corridor, which opened last month. The new bike and pedestrian path links the Metro K Line at Fairview Heights Station to the Metro A Line Slauson Station, creating a safe, car-free route connecting parks, schools, transit hubs and neighborhoods across South L.A.
Organizers say this weekend’s ride is an inclusive, active way to “meet new friends, explore the newly added stations, and have fun on two wheels.”
Riders should bring a water bottle, TAP card or cash for Metro fare, and a functional bike if not borrowing one. Metro Bike Share will provide free bikes to riders 16 and older who request one in advance when registering.
Helmets will also be available at no cost. Children must be accompanied by an adult, and training wheels are not permitted. Participants must also sign a waiver.
For more details or to register, click here.
Segment B of the Rail to Rail project, which will eventually extend the path to the L.A. River, is currently in the environmental study phase.
