This is a lovely ride but gets a bit dicey at times. Below the city, if you look up in the trees you will see tents/tarps where homeless ppl live. I haven't had any problems here and will ride by myself (female) during the week, normal business hours as there are plenty of ppl using the trail. Also the Audobon Center has opened so there are many more ppl about. That being said, I would never bike down near Berliner Park alone. It is very wooded and quite pretty but some strange happenings are going on. People meandering about, coming out of the woods, hunkering down in the bushes. I will go with my husband though. He says that the city has torn down some abandoned buildings down there so now maybe it is better.