Continuing Connections
Carolina Thread Trail | Trail Forum 2024
OVERVIEW
Adopted trails = 1630 miles Completed trails = 435 miles
TRAILS COMPLETED & UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Lake Whelchel Peninsula Trail - (OVNHT)
Gaffney Board of Public Works and the Overmountain Victory Trail Committee are expanding access into more area at the reservoir
Riverwalk in Hickory
This segment opened in spring of 2024, providing a new and unique experience
Highland Branch Greenway
The City of Gastonia will continue to work on closing the gap between the Highland Rail Trail and Rankin Lake Park
Catawba Creek Greenway, SE Extension
Gastonia expects to complete the much-anticipated extension beyond Robinwood Road next fall
Abbey Creek Greenway
The developer of The Morris completed this segment of the trail in Belmont
Paw Creek Greenway
Mecklenburg County expects to finish this project this winter
Stewart Creek Greenway, State St to Yellowstone Dr
The County nears completion of this connection between two existing segments
Little Sugar Creek Greenway, Atrium campus
The hospital should finish re-building this central segment this winter
Cross-Charlotte Trail, Tryon St to Orr Rd
The City of Charlotte is taking the network northeastward with this segment ...
Cross-Charlotte Trail, Orr Rd to Autumnwood Ln
... and with this one
Irish Buffalo Creek, at Caldwell Park
The City of Concord this week broke ground on a new segment in this corridor
Falcon Trail, Tom Webb Segment
The Friends of North Stanly Trails and Parks tapped into their determination and creativity to double the length of the Falcon Trail
Dye Creek Greenway Extension
The Town of Mooresville is making progress farther south of Bellingham Park
Downtown Greenway, Phase 2
The completion of a new roadway link included a shared use path, extending Huntersville's greenway westward
Torrence Creek Greenway Extension
This new segment in Mecklenburg's system includes a tunnel which is a critical link under I-77 -- and perhaps a destination in itself
McDowell Creek Greenway, Gilead Rd to Chilgrove Ln
The County nears completion of a new segment in this corridor
Long Creek Greenway, Treyburn Dr to I-485
Mecklenburg County completed another lengthy segment last spring
Long Creek Greenway, I-485 to Oakdale Rd
More will open in the corridor in spring of 2025
McAlpine Creek Greenway, Johnston Rd to NC 51
Mecklenburg expects this new link to be completed in the spring
Ballantyne Greenway
The new segment provides access from the County's greenway system into the destinations of the corporate park
Lindsay Pettus Greenway
The non-profit of the same name is extending a popular greenway westward
Great Falls Rail Trail
The Town's new trail is the latest element of their budding outdoor economy
