Mine Creek Trail and Greenway Tour - Sawmill Road to Shelly Lake to Crabtree on Glenwood

Hike and Tour of Mine Creek Trail and Greenway in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Starting at Sawmill Road trail head, around Shelly Lake and ending at Crabtree Valley Mall area on Glenwood Avenue. Total miles hiked: 6.8
Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro - Neighborhood approach walk
1:22 - Sawmill Road Trail Head to Mine Creek Trail
3:00 - 1 Mile Bench: Heart Rate Zone 2 Training
17:20 - Trail to Mine Creek Greenway
20:33 - Side Trail bypass - Deer sighting
25:45 - Tunnel to Shelly Lake
29:00 - Lake side views
31:01 - Gear Review of Osmo Action 4 battery system and compact tripod
38:44 - Back on Trail - New Art at Shelly Lake
40:28 - Leaving Shelly Lake towards Crabtree
53:35 - Switching to Crabtree Creek Trail
1:00:05 - Hurricane and Flood line Art Installation near Glenwood Underpass
1:02:50 - Rita and Laila pickup at McDonalds behind Crabtree
1:04:09 - Final Thoughts
1:05:35 - Outro - Map of Hike review
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[@ryangrace1444]

Don I tore that area up on my bike as a kid, before the lake had a loop. Once rode the loop sixty times one day because, well, why not. At 1:05- that's my second favorite water spot- it's usually somewhat cold. The best one- 35.829870, -78.734917

[@DonYourBackpack]

Yeah. its my goto backyard hike. It's the only one I can leave my house to go do really. Planning to do a full "virtual hike" with no breaks or commentary. it will take a lot of hikes to make that happen. :)