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I'On Village Walk
The Marsh Walk, Hexagon Lookout to Shelmore Point

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This section of the Village Walk covers the second half of the Marsh walk, along the banks of Shelmore and Hobcaw Creeks. This is a popular walking spot for people from throughout the community, so expect company. The bends and turns create a peek-a-boo effect as your destination at Shelmore Point passes in and out of view.

25.

Continue around the point described in #24 and turn right, going NE 50°.

26.

You will pass a community dock on the left. There are no private docks in I’On. All residents share the use of a limited number of small docks as members of the homeowner’s Association, the I’On Assembly, which maintains this walking path along the marsh. Pass the path running up to Isle of Hope road on the right, uphill towards the end of the road. The marsh trail is connected along its length to other roads and paths in the community to promote pedestrian use to travel through the community. Follow the path East 80°.

27.

Crooked Bridge on Marshwalk Section of I'On Village Walk Cross the small, crooked footbridge just past the dock.

Past the bridge the path will bend South 155º, running around the bluff at the end of the point.

The entire marshwalk runs through a buffer zone along the marsh that is part of the community's common space. This area is owned by the community's property owners association. It allows the entire community to enjoy the views and natural, open space of the marsh.

29.

Bridge to Shelmore Point Reach and cross the third bridge. The trail makes a hairpin turn to the left at the end of the bridge, sloping down, curves around the front of a house and then turns North. Walk to the left of the house with the bay window, not towards the gang mail boxes. Continue North along the marsh (NW 300°) walk until it strikes the asphalt road to the Right before bending back towards the marsh

30.

Cross the short Dike between the marsh and the detention pond. The path makes a sharp turn to the right, North (0°) as it goes around the small pond over the dike between the pond and the marsh. A wooden bulkhead supports the pond side of the dike. A small bubbler pump aerates the water so microorganisms can help purify it, digesting runoff and fertilizer. You are now on Shelmore Point, which is formed by the confluence of Shelmore and Hobcaw Creeks. Early in the twentieth century Shelmore point served as the site of a packing plant for Wando River oysters. Walk North.

31.

You will pass another community dock on the left.

32.

Continue North along the path 50 feet past the dock to Sunset park. There are two Adirondack chairs here, perfectly situated to watch the Sunset. The surrounding hedge provides definition and a sense of enclosure.

33.

Marshwalk Path towards Shelmore Point Continue north along the marsh path to Shelmore Point and the Creek Club. The view of Hobcaw Creek will open up to the West.

The dock Pavilion at Shelmore Point is visible through the trees on the left.

34.

Dock Pavillion at Shellmore Point on I'On Village Walk The pavilion at the end of stationary dock provides a wonderful view up and down Hobcaw Creek. You are now at the extreme Northern point on your walk. Like much of the architecture here, the pavilion on the end of the Shelmore dock uses Palladian proportions. The Marsh trail ends here.

Hobcaw Creek runs West from this point to the Wando River. It runs East to Wakendaw Lakes and then passes under the Mark Clark Expressway. It is about 10 feet deep in the channel at low tide. The intertidal distance here varies between 4.5 and 6.5 feet depending upon the time of the year, weather and astronomical conditions.

Concerts are sometimes held here where boats can anchor and listen in the creek.

35.

Turn right and cross the Creek Club lawn (S 190°), turning right again as you reach the front of the building and walking South along the front of the Building’s large porch. The Creek Club is modeled after the Sea Island Yacht Club at Rockville and had, at the time of its construction in 2000, the widest porch in the Lowcountry at 18’6”. Artifacts found during construction of the Creek Club confirm this to have been the site of an encampment of South Carolina state troops during the American Civil War. The 10th. South Carolina reenlisted on this spot in Spring of 1862 before taking the trains to Mississippi ending a short encampment here.

36.

Walk South (SE 150°) to the gate and across the small parking area to the traffic loop which ends Saturday Road.

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25.	Continue around the point described in #24 and turn right, going NE 50°.
26.	You will pass a community dock on the left. There are no private docks in I’On. All residents share the use of a limited number of small docks as members of the homeowner’s Association, the I’On Assembly, which maintains this walking path along the marsh. Pass the path running up to Isle of Hope road on the right, uphill towards the end of the road. The marsh trail is connected along its length to other roads and paths in the community to promote pedestrian use to travel through the community. Follow the path East 80°.
27.	Cross the small, crooked footbridge just past the dock. Past the bridge the path will bend South 155º, running around the bluff at the end of the point. The entire marshwalk runs through a buffer zone along the marsh that is part of the community's common space. This area is owned by the community's property owners association. It allows the entire community to enjoy the views and natural, open space of the marsh.
29.	Reach and cross the third bridge. The trail makes a hairpin turn to the left at the end of the bridge, sloping down, curves around the front of a house and then turns North. Walk to the left of the house with the bay window, not towards the gang mail boxes. Continue North along the marsh (NW 300°) walk until it strikes the asphalt road to the Right before bending back towards the marsh
30.	Cross the short Dike between the marsh and the detention pond. The path makes a sharp turn to the right, North (0°) as it goes around the small pond over the dike between the pond and the marsh. A wooden bulkhead supports the pond side of the dike. A small bubbler pump aerates the water so microorganisms can help purify it, digesting runoff and fertilizer. You are now on Shelmore Point, which is formed by the confluence of Shelmore and Hobcaw Creeks. Early in the twentieth century Shelmore point served as the site of a packing plant for Wando River oysters. Walk North.
31.	You will pass another community dock on the left.
32.	Continue North along the path 50 feet past the dock to Sunset park. There are two Adirondack chairs here, perfectly situated to watch the Sunset. The surrounding hedge provides definition and a sense of enclosure.
33.	Continue north along the marsh path to Shelmore Point and the Creek Club. The view of Hobcaw Creek will open up to the West. The dock Pavilion at Shelmore Point is visible through the trees on the left.
34.	The pavilion at the end of stationary dock provides a wonderful view up and down Hobcaw Creek. You are now at the extreme Northern point on your walk. Like much of the architecture here, the pavilion on the end of the Shelmore dock uses Palladian proportions. The Marsh trail ends here. Hobcaw Creek runs West from this point to the Wando River. It runs East to Wakendaw Lakes and then passes under the Mark Clark Expressway. It is about 10 feet deep in the channel at low tide. The intertidal distance here varies between 4.5 and 6.5 feet depending upon the time of the year, weather and astronomical conditions. Concerts are sometimes held here where boats can anchor and listen in the creek.
35.	Turn right and cross the Creek Club lawn (S 190°), turning right again as you reach the front of the building and walking South along the front of the Building’s large porch. The Creek Club is modeled after the Sea Island Yacht Club at Rockville and had, at the time of its construction in 2000, the widest porch in the Lowcountry at 18’6”. Artifacts found during construction of the Creek Club confirm this to have been the site of an encampment of South Carolina state troops during the American Civil War. The 10th. South Carolina reenlisted on this spot in Spring of 1862 before taking the trains to Mississippi ending a short encampment here.
36.	Walk South (SE 150°) to the gate and across the small parking area to the traffic loop which ends Saturday Road.