From Golfview Estates to Good Foods

Here's the route I take to Good Foods (it saved zoomed-in, so you'll have to zoom-out to see the whole ride at one time):

http://routebuilder.org/4xo

I use the pedestrian crosswalk to get across Broadway to American Ave.  The very short left turn lane at that intersection is pretty intimidating.

The path through the field at the end of Jacana Dr. is well worn.  I think high school kids use it to get to and from school.  The only problem is that you have to cross a creek.  I simply pick up my bike and cross, using rocks as stepping stones.  This may be something you do not want to do.  It can be a bit tough if you are loaded down with groceries.  A small bridge would be very helpful here and would not cost a lot to build.  If a bridge were built here, this becomes a bike path everyone can use.  But if people do not want to cross the creek without a bridge, then they must ride on Broadway.  But who wants to do that?  The goal of a more bikable Lexington requires a bridge here.

It should also be noted that when school is not in session, you can save some time by cutting through the high school's campus.

With the exception of crossing Broadway, this is a very pleasant ride.

From Golfview Estates to Al's Bar

This is the path I take to Al's Bar.

http://routebuilder.org/4xm

Busy streets are avoided by:

1) cutting through a grassy patch and riding through a parking lot that has little to no traffic to get from Devonshire Ave to Red Mile Rd;

2) cutting through the Red Mile Track property and an adjacent field to get from Red Mile Rd. to S. Broadway;

3) choosing residential streets that parallel busy ones, here taking Mill St. and Market St. to avoid travel on Broadway and Limestone.

It should also be noted that the right lane of the two lane, one way portion of N. Limestone between Third and Sixth can be used pretty effectively as a bike lane when traffic is light.  And, while it is probably not permitted, it is possible to cut through Transy's campus to get to Fourth St., instead of turning right onto Third St. at the end of Market.