I like to have a look at Google Maps and see potential concepts for hikes, be brief or lengthy. I’ve discovered native trails in cities, that permit folks to chop throughout cities or get round safely, when the roads haven’t any sidewalks. Normally it’s a secure guess the paths really exist, however typically they don’t.
I had seen this famous as a path whereas out exploring a brief hike close by, within the village of Langley, Washington on the south finish of Whidbey Island. Utilizing the map I walked up the quiet Edgecliff street in search of what may be the “path”.
I discovered Noble Creek as we walked up the street, in order that was a begin. It was nicely marked. I used to be extra shocked the tiny creek had an indication. It’s a seasonal creek and a wetland-ish space. The creek sits behind the Noble Creek Transit park and experience/park.
Matching the place I used to be to the map, I may see this was the “Noble Creek Path” and sure, it had a “Personal Property – No Trespassing” signal.
It was to me apparent this was an previous driveway from way back, and folks used it as a strolling path, almost definitely above the creek.
However I made a decision to be an excellent citizen, and never a insurgent hiker, so I rotated.
All I may discover was one actually previous article concerning the space having been purchased for future use. So was it actually non-public property? Or had the county/Langley simply sat on it? In that article there was point out of getting a path to be a part of it sooner or later. However that was a decade in the past.
Every week later we have been again, with time to waste, so we walked up the principle street to Sandy Level Street and up it. Following the map on my cellphone I got here to the place the path “was”. Sure, I may see a foot path, however it was hidden underneath overgrown cedar branches. It didn’t say pathway in any respect. We went down the trail, ducked underneath the branches. There was 2 distinct paths branching off.
What we seen rapidly was a foul scent. It simply stunk down in these woods. Not like forest or decay, however extra like human filth.
So we noped out and known as it a day.
Some days it’s price exploring, different days it isn’t.
~Sarah
