I ride the Crabtree Creek trail often and the main problem I have there is the section where it crossed North Raleigh Blvd. Outside of that, it’s a wonderful trail. I’ve only gone out as far as Mial Plantation. One of my buddies went all the way to Clayton and back. He was out of breath when he got back.
As far as commuting goes, I may start going back to the office downtown in the new year. I’m not sure if I’ll ride there, but I may ride back (so that I can shower when I get home). When I ride back from downtown, I usually ride back on N. West St, through eastern Five Points. I’ll probably use White Oak street the majority of the way and then get on at Alleghany Drive. Given my commute, it does show that the greenway doesn’t really work for me commuting since I would use a small portion. If I worked someplace close to the greenway, then I’m sure it would be more beneficial. Unfortunately North Hills and Downtown are lacking in connections to the greenway. The closest connection I can use is North Hills park. Lassiter Mill Rd is terrible.
I don’t know if I trust using St. Marys and crossing Glenwood at that intersection. Does anyone use that way? What’s it like?