Accessing the Pinole Creek Trail
— by Jeffrey Wisniewski — 10 August 2010 — Comments Off
While the City of Pinole has begun restoring the Pinole Creek channel and improving access to the trail on their side, the Hercules side is likewise in need of improvement and increased access to the lower portion of the Pinole Creek Trail.
In addition to the two ends of the trail — one at the abandoned Railroad Avenue, the other near the Pinole Senior Center across from Fernandez Park — there currently are two unofficial entrances to the Pinole Creek Trail from the adjacent neighborhood.
One is a hole in the fence under a tree at the eastern end of Rosti (which is either man-made or an act of god)…
And another hole in the fence exists towards the western end of Rosti (the chain-link fence could be replaced with redwood and wire mesh fencing, similar to other parks around the city, with defined openings for pedestrians/cyclists)…
A sizable triangular-shaped area of land (approximately 700 sq. ft.) is available at the westernmost edge of Rosti for a mini-pocket park, perhaps with benches or picnic tables (of course, the land may not be available for the City to use, e.g., floodway, easements, etc.)…
