Six Mile Trail

These pictures are of the multi-use Dalton Road Trail Pictures. The first of the pictures shows what the road looks like on the way from Six Mile to Clemson (i.e 133). That was a pictures of the road connecting near Six Mile. The other pictures were of the actual Dalton Road Leisure Trail in Six Mile. Overall, the trail wasn't up to the standard that it could have been. The trail itself was of an old dirt road that was closed off, without anything special done to it. The ground was uneven all over and one of the people running with me almost had gotten a sprained ankle because of it. There had been some adjustments though, such as the bridge. The bridge itself was well constructed, sturdy, and had a good view. Other than that, there were some side trails that were available. I happen to run on one of them and it was very narrow, somewhat steep, and very enjoyable. Although not very well maintained, the trail had a somewhat clear path that was very fun to run. In the end, the multi-use trail was good for running the same can not be said for biking. 

If someone was to bike on this, my assumption is that the trip would end badly. It was hard enough not to trip well running. Biking would have extremely hard not to fall. Also the side trail, such as the one we ran on, would have been impossible to have biked on. The most important biking factor about Six Mile has nothing to do the multi-purpose trail though. After my visit, the clear thing needed for pedestrians and bikers is a path on the side of the road. The road itself, as seen in the first picture, barely has enough room for two cars let alone a biker or walker. I observed one such biker trying to go up a hill on the very far right of the road. He nearly stopped traffic until it became more clear. I'll admit there isn't too much room to add extra space on the side of the road, but there is just enough to add space for bikers and walkers. As a result, the main focus of our goal should be to add extra road to the sides of the streets in order to allow room for the pedestrians and bicyclists. It would help with the speed of traffic and the safely of people the most. 

On a side note, I did happen to go to the botanical gardens this weekend at Clemson. If we were able to improve the multi-use trail, making it similar to the gardens would perfect. The gardens themselves are some of the greatest trail I've seen. Maintained, Beautiful, peaceful, and friendly the trail is great for all ages and a prefect model for what other trails could be.

-Alex Whitman