East Dallas Beginner
I live in East Dallas, a couple miles east of White Rock Lake. I am 55, and started cycling for health a year ago. I currently have a nice look in my neighborhood that is 1.4 miles that doesn't have a ton of traffic, but does have a fair number of cars parked omn the road. I currently bike 3 to 5 times a week, for thirty minutes to an hour.
As the weather cools, I am looking to go one longer rides, and want to not have to do the same loop over and over, and want to worry less about parked cars and traffic.
I am close to the White Rock Trail, and the Santa Fe Trail (I can either drive to the trail head or ride to the trail head, though I am not super comfortable riding in traffic)
For a person who wants to start doing 10 to 30 mile rides, rides 13 to 16 mph, rides alone, and doesn't really want to ride on surface streets, would those two trails be appropriate, especially if used mid morning on work days (10 am to 1 pm)? Or would there be too many pedestrians, dogs, and kids to ride peacefully?