Scouting Sleepy Hollow Marshland

Panorama of the Marshland at the north end of the park. Note stepping stones to get across the stream:

There are vestiges of paths here but the highest ground is along the small creek. Prickler bushes abound :-(

kinda dry but can get mucky

looking back

there's a mini stream crossing here

Haig Ave Field

panorama of the field

Old Bridge Remnants

There must have been a trail around the park at one point!

Ruins of an old bridge -

roots (almost like a mangrove swamp!)

Once back by the pond (on the west side still) I retraced a path...

vestiges of a path

what's left of the bridge on the east side

there are blue ribbons that mark this pseudo trail - it does lead all around the pond

Sleepy Hollow Park - review

An Earth Day Session to improve this park is set for this Sat. I went in after supper and did a quick walk through to understand the potential for building a trail system.

The feeder river is a swampy mess - clearing this may help a bit

Weird Short Construction Road

Proud Residents of the Park!

We will need rocks to create walkable crossings for the muddy areas, etc. A couple of spots were located...

 The "Trail"

The trail seemingly continues thru the woods but this section will need a lot of "improvement" as drainage is a big issue...

There are scattered locations to pull logs for corduroy crossings and makeshift "balance beam" crossings.

Connecting with Haig Ave. might be best served by paralleling the stream (folks love to walk next to a stream)

Thoughts...

Lastly, it would seem the goal also would be to build a trail that circles the pond and reconnects with the old bridge crossing.