2008-05-29 50 18
| Thu 29 May 2008 in Gliwice: 50.2783266, 18.7411420 geohashing.info google osm bing/os kml crox |
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About
The place is located in Sośnica, an eastern district of Gliwice. According to Google Maps it is some kind of rail yard. I was not sure if it is still used and if it is accessible.
Expeditions
Jajcus
As the site was too far to reach it on foot and as I am not allowed to bike, I planned to took a bus to get to Sośnica. As soon as I get off the bus I noticed a path in the approximately right direction, so I walked there. The path have soon disappeared in a grass, then another appeared. I have soon reached the abandoned and partially devastated rail yard. I had to walk about a kilometer through this rail yard until I get to the hash point.
Although most of the terrain was grass, stones and rails only, at the exact geohashing coordinates there were some bushes, so I missed the point a bit, but no more than five meters (it is about my GPS accuracy anyway).
Near the site the rails have been already stolen by some scrap metal thieves (it is a bit strange, that there are still a lot of rails on the other parts of the yard), but not everything has been stolen. Even some old coal carriages are still there.
Pictures
Pictures made with my poor skills and my cheap cellphone...
Some post-industrial, but now blooming terrain...
... and blooming...
... and blooming.
Finally, the rail yard.
Eastern view of the geohashing spot.
Western view of the spot.
My attempt to mark the place.
The abandoned carriages.
A carriage.
