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Three Creeks Trail, 8/27/18 by Ronald Horii
On 8/26/18, there was a dedication ceremony for the Three Creeks Trail in Willow Glen. Unfortunately, I had a cold and couldn't make it. The next day, I felt better, so I thought I'd check it out. I've been on the trail many times, and it's been open for years, but it's been going through a major facelift and upgrade recently. For comparison, this is what it looked like in 2013: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.707382985951893&type=1&l=8cb769516a
Wow, what a difference! They paved the trail, cleaned it up, and added some unique landscaping and interpretive/artistic features. They raised the bar for trail amenities. There was a workshop in 2013 to plan these trail features: http://willowglencharm.com/news/parks-recreation/three-creeks-trail-workshop-reveals-new-trail-features-and-a-focus-on-history/
Instead of starting from one end of the trail and walking to the other end, I started in the middle at Bird Avenue and Willow Street. There are two shopping centers there, so there are places to park, eat, and shop. I walked from Bird to the Guadalupe River first, then came back and walked from Willow to Los Gatos Creek and back. Here are pictures from that walk.
Here's the website for the trail: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=2883
Here's the trail map: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/79322
On 8/26/18, there was a dedication ceremony for the Three Creeks Trail in Willow Glen. Unfortunately, I had a cold and couldn't make it. The next day, I felt better, so I thought I'd check it out. I've been on the trail many times, and it's been open for years, but it's been going through a major facelift and upgrade recently. For comparison, this is what it looked like in 2013: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.707382985951893&type=1&l=8cb769516a
Wow, what a difference! They paved the trail, cleaned it up, and added some unique landscaping and interpretive/artistic features. They raised the bar for trail amenities. There was a workshop in 2013 to plan these trail features: http://willowglencharm.com/news/parks-recreation/three-creeks-trail-workshop-reveals-new-trail-features-and-a-focus-on-history/
Instead of starting from one end of the trail and walking to the other end, I started in the middle at Bird Avenue and Willow Street. There are two shopping centers there, so there are places to park, eat, and shop. I walked from Bird to the Guadalupe River first, then came back and walked from Willow to Los Gatos Creek and back. Here are pictures from that walk.
Here's the website for the trail: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/index.aspx?NID=2883
Here's the trail map: http://www.sanjoseca.gov/DocumentCenter/View/79322
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