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| Sun shines through the cedars on the trail. |
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| The sign announcing you're there. |
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| This bridge marks the beginning. |
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| This is about as good as the view got. Not much to write home about. |
I finally found and walked the new Hollins Trailhead to the Tinker Creek Greenway this week and, frankly, I was disappointed. The portion I walked (and with my brand new knee, I couldn't do it all) had very little to see, even at the height of fall color. It was basically a cedar forest and the cedars had been trimmed along the pathway.
The trail is uphill, every step I walked, and ends, I'm told, at Carvin's Cove, the Roanoke water compound. It's a peaceful walk, but if you're looking for a view, try something else.
This one's hard to find, by the way, but let me help (since I pretty much had to find it on my own). Don't go to Hollins University. Instead, go to Exit 146 off I-81 and go west--away from the busy side. You'll shortly come to the end of Plantation Road (onto which you've exited) and will see a yellow and black arrow pointing two ways. Go right. This road will take you--in about a mile--to the clearly-marked trailhead.
Interesting perspective, and I guess you're right if you limit the definition of "view" to something you can see from a distance. The views of the forest, draws, and hillsides gave me a sense of peace and solitude.
ReplyDeleteOf course, I enjoyed the uphill trail as a change of pace from the mostly flat greenways elsewhere.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Bill. Very good point.
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