Continuing on our greenway adventures, my next stop with the honey badger was to the portion of Crabtree Creek Trail directly behind Crabtree Valley Mall. I’ve been to the mall a trillion times and was always curious about this trail. So we parked in the gravel lot near the McDonald’s on Crabtree Valley Ave and headed north on the paved trail.
Views of the trail looking towards the gravel parking lot
Crabtree Creek with turtles basking in the sun
Pedestrian access to the mall (I’m sure the hotel-goers are thankful for that).
Heading north on the trail
Trail marker and Edwards Mill Rd bridge (a bit noisy)
The swampy creek on the other side of Edwards Mill Rd
This part of the trail itself is in good shape with benches placed throughout, but a portion of it is located along side an abandoned lot with rusty construction debris. I think this is near where the infamous Soleil building was supposed to be. Since I was by myself on this trip it made me a bit uneasy so after a mile into our stroll I turned around and headed back.
Despite walking in the middle of the day, the traffic on nearby roads was pretty steady making our walk more noisy than peaceful. In the future I would recommend bringing a buddy to walk with and walking in the morning hours.
Thumbs up: paved trail, access to mall
Thumbs down: noise, construction debris, darkness under bridge, general uneasiness
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