By flavius217 in March, 2012
The southern half of the trail has five grade-level crossings, which are good for access but can slow down trail users. The first two -- if you're northbound from Centennial Park -- make it easy to look ahead for cars, so you don't have to slow down if you don't need to. But the last two have various trees and topography that necessitate slowing to a crawl just to see if a car is coming.
But after the last crossing -- at about the 2.8-mile mark -- the northern half of the trail is smooth sailing all the way to Stuart Park.
The scenery is mostly suburban in the southern half with some nice wooded areas in the northern half. At the 2-mile mark, there is a cool/creepy abandoned grain elevator complex. There is ample signage along the trail and several benches are available at various points. The existing trestles have been fitted with some nice wooden approaches.