Part 5 of the trail starts where Jackson St comes to a dead
end. This is the end of the sidewalk that was mentioned in Part 4 of the
recreational trail series that breaks off to the right about 1 minute after
entering Washington Park. I chose this spot for parking purposes as it gave me
the closest access to pick up the portion of the trail to the right of the fork
that was also mentioned in Part 4 of the recreational trail series. Consequently,
Part 5 will retrace a small portion of Part 4. This section timed out just less
than 30 minutes as I turned part of the walk into a loop rather than turn
around at the 15 minute mark. The trail begins by crossing a small bridge into
the park on a sidewalk that leads to the main trail. After about 2 minutes you
turn right onto the portion that was covered in Part 4 where the trail is paved
and marked with white stripes in the center to create lanes for cyclists. After
another 2 minutes the trail comes to a fork where you turn right and cross
through a tree line and over a drainage stream. Follow the trail as it takes
you to the outer edge of the park with residential yards to your right and
Lincoln Grade School directly in your sight. After about 4 minutes cross
Lincoln St. at the crosswalk and continue past a tennis court and the parking
lot for the many baseball fields on your left and the grade school playground
on your right. After about 3 more
minutes the trail comes to a “T”. This part of the recreational trail series
will cover the right portion of the trail. Part 6 will cover the left portion.
As you turn right there will be a tree line to your left and a baseball field
to your right. After about a minute the trail curves towards Jackson St with
the school just ahead and to the right. 2 minutes later turn left onto Wood St
which puts you on a neighborhood street sidewalk. A minute later turn left at
Monroe St and shortly after turn right where the paved and marked portion of
the trail picks up again. Continue straight for about 3 minutes through the
shade of overhanging trees from both sides until you reach Jefferson St where
the trail abruptly ends. Turn back and retrace your steps until you come to
Jackson St just in front of the school. Turn left and follow Jackson St back to
the start for a total of about 27 minutes. There this isn’t much shade for most
of this portion and you will be visible. I parked on the street near the dead
end.
DIRECTIONS FROM THE SQUARE: North on Main St. Left on
Jefferson St. Right on Lincoln St. Left on Jackson St. to dead end.
DRIVE TIME: Less than 5 minutes
