Celebrations Scheduled for Seven Carolina Thread Trails

Starting on September 15, seven Carolina Thread Trail communities will host “Marking The Thread” celebrations in North and South Carolina as local leaders officially unveil the newly-marked trails. Attendees will experience the new trails and greenways that will ultimately weave throughout 15 counties and connect more than 2 million people. The Thread offers a growing network of trails and conservation corridors for walking, biking, commuting, fishing, paddling and simply enjoying. Counties and towns design and own the trails that enrich communities in the areas of health and wellness, economic development, land preservation and community collaboration. Of the 15 counties in The Thread region, eight have fully-adopted master plans, four are in the active planning stages and three are engaged in the citizen outreach phase. To date, counties with adopted plans have identified 874 miles of planned trails and more than 63 miles of trails are now open for public enjoyment. The Cloninger Trail and South Fork River Trail in Lincoln County, the Highland Rail-Trail in Gastonia and the Oakboro Rail-With-Trail in Stanly County are on rail corridors and are now part of the growing Thread initiative. See below for the dates of the celebrations. For more information, please visit carolinathreadtrail.org

September 18

Lincolnton - Lincoln County, NC

Oakboro - Stanly County, NC

Baxter Village - York County, SC

Landsford Canal - Chester County, SC

September 19

Broad River - Cleveland County, NC

September 25

Davidson - Mecklenburg County, NC

October 9

Nation Ford - York County, SC