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Town Brewing and Blue Blaze Brewing are both right near the trail to enjoy a beer after! Here is the AllTrails link to show the map of Irwin Creek and Wesley Heights. Here is the AllTrails link to show the map of Wesley Heights and Stewart Creek.
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Construction on new Mooresville greenway underway wcnc.com - WCNC.com
Construction on new Mooresville greenway underway wcnc.com.
Posted: Fri, 12 Jan 2024 08:00:00 GMT [source]
Short sections of the greenway feature boardwalks meandering through wetlands, and the trail can get muddy after heavy rainfall. Parallel parking spaces along Innovation Drive get you closest to the north end of the trailhead for Taggart Creek Greenway. Or, park at Southview Recreation Center and access the trail via a short walk along Burnett Avenue.
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We recommend parking at the Winchester Playground or the TMSA Charlotte Secondary School near the Mallard Creek and Clarks Creek junction. Once completed, the Cross Charlotte Trail will allow residents to travel seamlessly from one end of Charlotte to the other. Approximately 140,000 residents and 130,000 jobs will be within walking distance of the proposed trail and the adjacent greenways that connect to it. The Clarks Creek and Mallard Creek Greenway is among the longest greenways in the region.
Campbell Creek Greenway
In addition to shopping, dining and running errands all in one convenient location, you can walk the greenway and enjoy time with friends in an ever-changing and energetic urban landscape. First Broad River TrailFirst Broad River Trail is currently closed to the public for trail maintenance. Please check back and enjoy the improved trail once work is done. There is also a lower section of the McAlpine Creek Greenway running 8 miles out and back going further South, here is the AllTrails link. This greenway is segmented across parts of Charlotte and has multiple different sections, arguably this is the most confusing greenway in CLT. There are a variety of entry points depending on the section of Little Sugar Creek you’d like to hike or walk.
This benefits cities by reducing vehicle traffic, pollution and individuals’ carbon footprints. When you’re new to hiking or returning to the trails after an extended break, getting started can be overwhelming, and heading straight to the mountains can feel daunting. Rest assured, you don’t have to tackle North Carolina’s hardest trails right away to reap the physical and mental health benefits of hiking. There are 11 total segments of the Cross Charlotte Trail, plus a bicycle boulevard that improves connectivity to the trail in North Charlotte. Street parking is reserved for handicap access, specific retailers and short-term parking. Levels P1-P3 of the parking deck are exclusively reserved for Metropolitan visitors.
Hop on at the west end of Four Mile Creek Greenway where it meets Lower McAlpine Greenway. There’s a parking lot on Johnston Road where you can take a connector to the main trail. Or, at the eastern end of the trail, there is a parking long at the corner of Rea Road and Bevington Place. For locals living nearby, neighborhood access to the trail can be found at the end of Radner Lane and near Stanton Green Court.
Mallard Creek Greenway is part of the Cross-Charlotte Trail, a partnership between Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte that strives to develop a 26 mile contiguous trail. This greenway will eventually connect the SC/NC State line to Cabarrus County." MeckNC.gov More than 5.7-miles between these two greenways are part of the Carolina Thread Trail. A more urban section of the Little Sugar Creek Greenway winds through Midtown and Myers Park. This section is mostly just sidewalks through the city, but some sections are more scenic. You could also hop on near the Target and Harris Teeter in Midtown and go in the opposite direction.
Outdoor activities in and around Charlotte - Axios
Outdoor activities in and around Charlotte.
Posted: Fri, 14 Jul 2023 07:00:00 GMT [source]
I am an avid outdoorsman that loves to teach people about the outdoors whether its specific skills like camping or just exposing people to different outdoor activities. I have been in the skilled outdoors space for 30+ years and have been loving it forever. If not for friends, I would still be focused on my corporate career instead of focusing on the things I love to do.
These greenways are dog friendly and visitors are treated to wooden bridges, boardwalks and paved surfaces. Mecklenburg County is home to 15 greenways offering more than 60 miles (and growing!) of developed trails for Charlotte-area residents and visitors to explore. The trails vary in length and are a mix of pavement, gravel and dirt making them ideal for all fitness levels. Each greenway below is linked to a trail map and trailhead parking is linked to addresses or pinned locations on Google Maps.
It is just over 6 miles long total and connects to Mallard Creek Greenway if you’d like to expand your journey. Part of this trail is more nature filled than the section that goes through campus, but it is interesting to stroll across campus and provides great people watching. Here is the AllTrails link with a map, but the parking lot and distance are inaccurate. Walker Branch Greenway is a 1.9-mile out-and-back off South Tryon Street behind the Rivergate Mall. It has a handful of trailheads from the shopping area’s parking lot and nearby neighborhoods.
Park at Best Buy to access the trailhead for Walker Branch Greenway. Located north of Charlotte, McDowell Creek Greenway is a fully paved 2.8-mile out-and-back that offers some gentle hills to prepare for hiking elevation. This greenway connects Cornelius neighborhoods to Birkdale Village in Huntersville.
These trails also serve as vegetated natural buffers that promote water quality, help reduce the impacts of flooding and provide wildlife habitat. In addition to the County's greenway system, there are numerous miles of mountain bike trails managed by the Tarheel Trailblazers. As a heads up one of the Google Maps locations will take you to an apartment complex without parking options, so I’d recommend the parking lot AllTrails directs you to. Unfortunately this parking lot is not at the exact beginning/end of the trail, it is right on Margaret Wallace and intersects the trail. If you follow the path from this parking lot on the same side of the road as the parking lot you will hit McAlpine Creek Greenway in about a half mile.
As you increase your fitness and endurance, it helps to have a clear picture of the total mileage you could get on any of Mecklenburg County’s greenway trails. Phase 1 of this project connects pedestrians to Long Creek Club Drive, Reames Road, Secretariat Drive, Northlake Center Parkway, Bayview Parkway and Treyburn Drive. Two additional phases are in the works to extend the trail an additional 4.8 miles.
This 1.4-mile segment of the Thread Trail is comprised of a both paved and gravel surfaces. Walkers, runners, and bikers will enjoy exercising along this trail, which at various points, provides appealing views of the creek. This short section of greenway is 3 miles out and back near South End. It runs from Revolution Park with a turf football field across a golf course to Clayton Park. It is a little odd to venture directly through a golf course, but the trail is pretty empty and the rest of it follows a creek through a more relaxing setting. Both Mallard Greek and Clarks Creek Greenways feature a half-dozen connecting trails to neighborhoods.
This 3 mile trail is right off Independence Boulevard making it convenient, but you will hear some road noise throughout your walk. It follows the creek throughout and is more nature filled than some of the other options aside from the noise. The trail starts in nature and then gets much more urban as you continue on, going right to Uptown.
Greenways are undeveloped land in urban and rural communities designed to preserve green space for recreational use, environmental protection or both. CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — A woman reported she was sexually assaulted outside near a greenway in Charlotte, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Conveniently located right off Interstate 277 with direct access to Highway 74, Interstate 77 and Interstate 85. Bike, scooter, bus or car — whatever wheels you’re riding, Metropolitan is a highly accessible destination right in the heart of Midtown. Herons, ducks, and other waterfowl have occasionally been seen along the banks of the creek adjacent to the trail. If the phrase don’t judge a book by its cover was an image, it would be me.
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