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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.
Little Sugar Creek Greenway
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Parking is available in Abersham Park at the north end of the West Branch Rocky River Greenway. To hop on South Prong Rocky River Greenway, park at Davidson Elementary School or River Run Athletic Park. The map below shows the entire alignment of the trail from the South Carolina state line to Kempsford Drive near the Cabarrus County line. Whether you’re new to the city or a native, you can find an adventure around every turn.
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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.
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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.
Campbell Creek and Upper McAlpine Creek Greenways
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.
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Clarks Creek and Mallard Creek Greenways
Hoover Creek Greenway is on the other side of the Rivergate Mall running behind the Ulta, Home Goods and Kohl’s. Despite being close to each other, these greenway trails are not connected. After all, there are many places within 50 miles of Charlotte to walk and enjoy fresh air and green spaces. There are plenty of greenway trails right in Mecklenburg County, which includes Charlotte and surrounding cities and towns. Greenways are linear parks that connect people and places, providing recreation, transportation, fitness, and economic benefits for all to enjoy.
Cross Charlotte Trail
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.
Personally I prefer the section that starts in Villa Heights and goes through the Belmont neighborhood towards Uptown. There is a parking lot near The Hobbyist, a great coffee shop and craft beer bar. Here is the AllTrails link that will give you GPS directions to the parking lot and a map of the route. Occasionally the bridge under Parkwood Avenue will flood, if that is the case you can simply cross Parkwood on the main sidewalk and then rejoin the greenway.
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.
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.
That is also true in regards for areas to park—all of the greenways have a designated parking lot but you can park in most neighborhoods along the trail as well. The Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways offer 3.2 miles out-and back and are connected to other trails in uptown Charlotte making it easy to extend your mileage when you’re ready. Surfaces are gravel/crushed stone, sidewalk and pavement and are shared by walkers, hikers and cyclists looking to enjoy views of the creek and wildlife. For Hoover Creek Greenway we recommend parking in front of the shopping center and walking around the building to access the trail.
Provide recreation, transportation, fitness, and economic benefits for all to enjoy.
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.
If you cross Margaret Wallace from the parking lot the trail runs about two miles which is the main section of Campbell Creek Greenway. This trail is about 5 miles total out and back and is nice and nature-y. Park at Mallard Creek Elementary and enjoy your walk along the river! Other resources out there are just completely inaccurate in regards to distances and segments of the trails. AllTrails has the same issues with inaccuracies, but has some helpful maps and GPS directions to parking lots so I will link those for each greenway. We recommend parking at Rosedale Nature Park and walking across Rosewood Meadow Lane to access the trailhead for North Branch Torrence Creek Greenway.
At the northernmost end, park in Elizabeth Park near Second Ward. At the southern terminus, park at the Carolina Pavilion shopping mall and hop on the South Boulevard Connector to get to Little Sugar Creek Greenway. We love the greenways in Mecklenburg County because they’re plentiful, free to access and offer a peaceful place to take a break in a busy metropolitan area. Runners, walkers, cyclists, inline skaters, skateboarders and those with jogging strollers find Clarks Creek and Mallard Creek Greenways a great place to get outdoors.
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