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Charlotte Trolley Trail (Charlotte Trolley Rail-with-Trail)
Charlotte Trolley Trail (Charlotte Trolley Rail-with-Trail):
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Description:
Take a trip down memory lane by strolling or cycling the Charlotte Trolley Rail-with-Trail. This two-mile cement trail follows the Charlotte Trolley as it tootles its way from Ninth Street in Uptown to Tremont Avenue in the historic South End.
The original trolley line closed in 1938. Luckily, a University of North Carolina history professor was able to track down the last trolley-No. 85-and this piece of history is now back in service on the rail-with-trail, along with three replica trolleys.
As the trail traverses the city streets from Uptown, it passes the popular ImaginOn children's learning center and Charlotte Bobcats Arena before leading directly through the Charlotte Convention Center. If the center is closed or you're biking the route, you must go around the block (right on East Second, left on South College, then left on East Stonewall), then either climb the stairs or take the elevator in a parking garage across the street to rejoin the trail.
The South End (www.historicsouthend.com) hosts both the Charlotte Trolley barn and museum at Atherton Mill (www.charlottetrolley.org), as well as the popular South End Gallery Crawl, held the first Friday of each month, during which trailside art galleries open their doors for browsing, music, and hors d'oeuvres.
The entire route is fairly well marked, and trash receptacles, benches, bike stands, and streetlights line the way. And once you've walked the trail in one direction, you can catch the trolley back.
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Parking & Trail Access:
Directions: In downtown Charlotte, the trolley line runs south from East Ninth Street between College and Brevard to just past East Tremont Avenue in the South End. Parking lots line the route. If you choose the lot at East Ninth Street, park toward the back and not in the spaces reserved for the fire department.
Contact:
Charlotte Center City Partners
128 South Tryon Street, Suite 1960
Charlotte, NC 28202
(888) 424-2756
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Temporarily torn up
By Nancy Pierce on September 23, 2006
"The trolley trail is temporarily torn up so they can construct accomodations for the light rail, which shares the trolley tracks. It will be well into 2007 before you can use it again. "
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Trail Facts
Trail End Points:
Tremont Avenue to Ninth Street
Counties:
Mecklenburg
Trail Length:
2 miles
Trail Category:
Rail-Trail
Trail Surfaces:
Concrete
Trail Activities:
Bike, Inline Skating, Wheelchair Accessible, Mountain Biking, Walking
TrailLink ID:
6160671
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