Exploring the World With Pokemon Go: Little Econ Greenway
As promised, I returned to Blanchard Park and continued westward down the Little Econ Greenway. I did not just explore a park today. Instead, I traveled down a trail!
I started right at the Dean Road Bridge. This was exactly where I began my earlier journey at Blanchard Park. However, I walked down the Little Econ Greenway and saw what was beyond the borders of the park.
From a school, a tennis court, and of course, the Little Econ River which follows my entire journey, there is plenty to see and experience on this walk. This area is fairly heavily traveled by people. Thus animal encounters are much rarer. However, I few birds did sit close enough for me to snag a picture or two.
The pictures above only showcase a small part of my walk down Little Econ Greenway. There was plenty to see as I continued moving to the east. Plenty of water fountains and rest spots adorned the trail making it accessible for many different types of hikers and runners.
The Second Area:
In the second section of the Little Econ Greenway I walked across a wooden bridge that came close to reaching East Colonial Drive (State Road 50). However, the Little Econ River crossed under the bridge I walked across and continued on its merry way away from the trail.
However, there was still plenty to see. I continued my walk even as the path double backed across a large pond formed by the river. Another bridge was within sight and crossing that threshold would take me into the third area of my journey.
The Third Area:
For the third leg of my journey, I continued alongside a body of water that I am not familiar with a name for. Crossing under another bridge, I passed another major road. The grassy forests gave way to much larger fields that had bogs lurking just below. There were far fewer people here.
Econlockhatchee Road is named after the river that was until near this part of the walk, right nearby. Called Econ by most natives here since the longer name is harder to pronounce, the road zigzags near the next bridge which marks the next leg in the walk.
The Fourth Area:
This next leg on my journey took my past open fields and some power lines. I am fairly certain these same power lines made an appearance in one of my other park adventures. I’ll be checking maps to confirm.
The next bridge I crossed was Toll Road 417. I have mentioned Toll Road 408 in many of my past posts. That road goes east and west and right through Downtown Orlando. 417 however helps form a belt way around the city. It never actually enters downtown.
This was by far the least inhabited part of the trail. Perhaps the isolation and power lines make this area of the trail less appealing? Whatever the reason, I was drawing towards the end of my adventure. Or at least the halfway point since I still had to walk all the way back.
The Final Area:
I made it to the end of my journey. The last bridge had an at grade crossing. Luckily a stop light stops cars so that I don’t have to play a deadly Frogger game to continue.
The trail continues past this road, Harrel Road by name. I plan to return to where I stopped sometime soon and continue the final stretch of the trail. All of what is left is within a park which is why I will designate it for another blog post.
Pokemon Go:
I walked quite a bit and hatched multiple eggs in Pokemon Go. So how does the Little Econ Greenway measure up to the nearby Blanchard Park? While certainly not as great a spot, I find few complaints with this trail. The entire walk featured a Pokemon Nest and for a majority of the walk, spawns were plentiful. Pictured above is the end by Harrel Road. I will resume my adventure from there. One can also see Toll Road 417 in the distance.
Here is the east end of Little Econ Greenway. This was by far the best part of my walk to catch Pokemon. Chimchar, the nest Pokemon was spawning everywhere. Blanchard Park is visible in the background too.
I hatched 2 eggs on my walk. This is no surprise since I walked almost 6 Kilometers while going from one end of the trail to the other. Of course I had to make a return trip to get back to my car. I don’t regret it at all.
There is a strong possibility that my next blog post will be in Titusville again. Look forward to that. Of course, don’t forget that I will be exploring the final leg of this trail as well. Until next time then.