Trail: Pineville’s Hiking Trail

Near the center of Pineville, North Carolina, is a 0.8 mile hiking trail.

This is the most difficult trail I’ve been on this year, but on a scale of 1-10 it is only a 3. It is not paved. It is only 4 feet wide. It goes up and down through the woods ending at the train tracks.

Nonetheless, the trail is clearly marked and a pleasant walk.

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View of the trail, trees and grass along the way
The trail is to the left, trees to the center and right
The trail ends at the train tracks where there is a bridge for the train over Sugar Creek which is low on water this time of year. It is also at the boarder of North Carolina and South Carolina.

Trail: McMullen Creek Greenway

McMullen Creek Greenway in Charlotte, North Carolina, is a long winding trail along the McMullen Creek with access to another trail.

The road is wide, gravelly and flat. There is a wetlands to one side. On the other are older homes.

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Near the trail head showing the road and in the distance someone’s home with a fence
There were plenty of wildflowers in bloom.
In places that I assume got wet there were long stretches of boardwalks

Trail: Bal Harbor Beach

Although we are not in Florida at the moment, last week I took us to South Beach of Miami Beach. Today, we are going north toward Bal Harbor.

There is a trail that parallels the beaches for biking or walking although one could walk on the sand.

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The beach in Bal Harbor
This is part of the boat entrance to the Intracoastal Waterway at the northern edge of Bal Harbor.
Here is a view from the bridge over that boat entrance. To the right is the area in the photograph above.

Trail: Lake Bluff

When living in Illinois I occasionally got a chance to visit the cliffs overlooking Lake Michigan at a small town called Lake Bluff. The ravines were beautiful, but the photos below were of the lake and autumn trees.

These photos, however, are from long ago.

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That’s Lake Michigan in the background.
The leaves have almost all fallen.
The bluff is rather deep and steep.

Trail: Walking Around St. Moritzersee

This is part of a trail I walked around St. Moritzersee in Switzerland long ago. It was only a few miles long.

I heard the reflections on the water were best early in the morning. The last photo was taken later in the day.

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This was probably about 7 am
Here is the town, St. Moritz
Mountains with flowers, but later in the day when the reflections weren’t as good

Trail: Little Sugar Creek Greenway

This part of the long Little Sugar Creek Greenway is in Pineville, North Carolina, south of Charlotte.

It is a very easy, an even-you-can-do-it, trail.

Now to see if I can do it.

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The trail is paved, wide and level.
It goes under roads and these structures are welcome shady areas when it is hot.
Here’s a view of Little Sugar Creek.

Trail: Long Bridge

I go down this trail often because it is easy to walk to.

This is just off one of the Regent Parkway residential communities in Fort Mill, South Carolina.

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Long bridge which some might call a boardwalk
Some bridges are a tad sketchy, but they are fun to look at.
Three ways to go. I take the one down the middle or to the right.

Trails: James Polk Birthplace

Here is an AI generated description of this place that one can reach by car or the Little Sugar Creek Greenway:

James K. Polk was born in a log cabin in Pineville, North Carolina (then part of Mecklenburg County) on November 2, 1795. 
 The original farmhouse no longer exists, but the site is preserved as the President James K. Polk State Historic Site, located at 12031 Lancaster Highway in Pineville. 
 The historic site features a reconstructed log cabin based on period descriptions and is open to the public free of charge.

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Approaching the main house from the Little Sugar Creek Greenway.
The drying shed, I suppose, since the wind can get through.
View from the garden of the main house and the slaves’ house with the big chimney.