Clear Creek Trail Expands in Old Town
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I’m a Silverdale resident and frequent walker on the Clear Creek Trail. But I had no idea the trail actually extends from the mouth of Clear Creek on Bucklin Hill Road all the way into Old Town. It’s just disguised as a sidewalk for most of that journey.
Trail advocate and volunteer coordinator Tex Lewis says the group stenciled Clear Creek Trail logos on the sidewalks from the Silverdale Beach Hotel all the way into Old Town Silverdale several years ago.
According to Lewis, the goal has always been to work with property owners in Old Town to see if the route of the trail could be moved closer to the water so more people could experience the waterfront. Well, the trail just took a step in that direction.
The Port of Silverdale just contributed to the trail by allowing
access to one of its commercial properties at the end of Lowell
Street. That, combined with permission from property owner Ron
Templeton, allowed the trail to run from the end of Byron Street up
the waterfront to Lowell.
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A Boy Scout Troop looking for a project was put to work creating a crushed rock trail from the Templeton property to the end of Lowell Street.
Lewis says that the trail follows the sidewalk on the waterfront along Bayshore Drive, then follows the walk in front of the building housing the Yacht Club Broiler. To link that point of the trail to the end of Lowell, however, will require other property owners to grant beach access to the trail.
On the other end, the plan calls for the trail to follow Bayshore, cut between the old Sandpiper Restaurant and the water, and link up to the waterfront walking path around the Silverdale Hotel, and finallly to the walking trail at Old Mill Park. Access to the area around the Sandpiper is pending redevelopment of the restaurant site, Lewis said.
— Jeff
Scripps Interactive Newspapers Group
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