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Parking locations for each section of the trail can be found on the Mecklenburg County website.
A great trail connecting some of the Southern-most parts of the city all the way up to North of Uptown - with just a few missing links that are currently in progress. When fully completely this will be an even bigger asset to every person in CLT. So many beautiful spots along the way, especially near Park Road Park and just North or Park Road Shopping Center.
Great ride along Sugar Creek. Lots of historical markers explaining construction of the restoration of Sugar Creek through downtown Charlotte.
Nice walk following Little Sugar Creek into the city and out. The trail is concert and it does cross over several roads. The walk or bike is very level and very nice to see some wild life such as a bonny have a pleasant time eating some grass.
My wife and I have walked the 7th St. to Freedom Park portion of this Greenway many times (alone or with our dogs) and we love it. The scenery is great. Lots of walkers, bikers and runners on nice days. The Metropolitan is right on the route and has stores and restaurants. Alternates between sunny and shady, plenty of places to rest on benches or on the grass. Public restroom is available between The Metropolitan and Morehead St., and are clean and well maintained. We have also walked the 12th St. to Cordelia Park section of this Greenway and it is a hidden gem. Not nearly as busy as the section I reviewed above, and as such I wouldn't recommend for a woman walking or running solo. Nonetheless, we've never felt at all unsafe and it is a very pretty walk.
Scenic, relatively flat, lots of changes of scenery.
Overall, it's fairly skatable, but there are some declines around blind curves into the tunnels under bridges, so you have to be comfortable letting down slowly into that until you can see whether someone is coming from the other direction.
Lots of joggers and some cyclists occasionally taking up the whole path, so you can't count on having passing room or an open "lane". No place for speed, but plenty of opportunity for practicing low and slow.
My husband and I hit this greenway this morning early...about 7 am (we knew it would hit 99 degrees today). We loved every single thing about this trail. It reminded us so much of our beloved Minnehaha Parkway near our old home in South Minneapolis. But this route has so many cool features to explore.
This is a gem, and as it grows it becomes a better gem! I've seen it being developed, which brought excitement to my entire family! We've used it for biking, running, and strollering! It is a great way to connect different areas of Charlotte, can't wait to see it grow some more. Get out and ride!
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