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Old pump houses shed light on the canal works amid natural hiking & biking trails & picnic tables.
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Reviews — 8
This was a really nice place to walk by myself. I took a lot of nice photos and enjoyed the beautiful fall weather. The bridges, canal, trees with Spanish moss, and river were so beautiful.
I didn't have time to walk far but this was a beautiful well built Riverwalk. I will have to come back soon.
This is a great easy walking or biking trail. You can walk for miles. It is busy on Saturdays, but Sundays in the evening are great for biking. There is a grassy area with places to set up hammocks or sit by the river.
Really nice place to go for a walk by the old canal. 2.5 mile walk one way with a lot of places to stop and rest if needed.
Relaxing & beautiful, relatively flat (1small hill), paved place to run. They have a lot of places to sit (benches, picnic tables) along the trail & trails off the trail so if you needed to sit, you can. I didn't see any restrooms along the trail before I hit 2.5 miles but I did see a sign close to the beginning of the trail that said use porta potties at the beginning of the trail... so if you have to use the restroom before 2.5 you may be screwed but maybe they are fixing it.
They have signs posted about the wildlife so be mindful of that.
I enjoyed my run out here. Did 2.5 down until I got to the huge dam then turned around. Im sure I could've kept going but not sure how much more. It was perfect for my workout though.
I went around 0830, there were quite a few people out but everyone stayed to themselves. There were people with strollers, runners, walkers, people on bikes and scooters. Every one was respectful. Did see one person (out of maybe 30 people during my 50 mins) with their dog not on a leash though. Not too bad but I hate that lol
I wouldn't recommend doing this path at night, I'm not sure how the lighting is but it's too many ditches, tree and debris next to the path and bridges you have to go under for me. There are also paths from the woods people were coming out of, so yeah.
It was very clean, didn't see any trash along the path, easy to find parking and the trail.
I would recommend this trail for running, biking, walking, etc.
They have signs posted about the wildlife so be mindful of that.
I enjoyed my run out here. Did 2.5 down until I got to the huge dam then turned around. Im sure I could've kept going but not sure how much more. It was perfect for my workout though.
I went around 0830, there were quite a few people out but everyone stayed to themselves. There were people with strollers, runners, walkers, people on bikes and scooters. Every one was respectful. Did see one person (out of maybe 30 people during my 50 mins) with their dog not on a leash though. Not too bad but I hate that lol
I wouldn't recommend doing this path at night, I'm not sure how the lighting is but it's too many ditches, tree and debris next to the path and bridges you have to go under for me. There are also paths from the woods people were coming out of, so yeah.
It was very clean, didn't see any trash along the path, easy to find parking and the trail.
I would recommend this trail for running, biking, walking, etc.
I go out to run with my dog. It is a great place to get miles in. There isn't much shade so I'd be sure to sunscreen up. It is well maintained. You can stop and overlook the river. It's got great views. The canal side has some fun critters (we saw an alligator this last time). I've spotted deer, frogs and turtles.
My son and I just ran a 5k out there.
My son and I just ran a 5k out there.
Excellent place for families and people who enjoy the outdoors. Very nice walking trail. Handicap accessible in some areas. Might be challenging to get close to the canal near the turtles. Great views. The telescope vision Midway through the canal walk I think was our favorite section of the trail. Pedestrian traffic, I would say was moderate.
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