Greenway Trail Projects
Greenway Trail Projects
Mecklenburg County is building greenway trails faster than ever before! The projects below are either in design or construction. Click on a project to find out more information.
Briar Creek Greenway: Central to Monroe
Briar Creek Greenway, from the existing greenway at Masonic Drive to Monroe Road, will provide 1.6 miles of new greenway. Briar Creek flows from east Charlotte to Little Sugar Creek Greenway...
Briar/Little Hope Creek Greenway
The Briar/Little Hope Creek greenway project constructed 1.5 miles of greenway trail in south Charlotte. Construction is complete. The contractor is finishing a few small items, but the...
Four Mile Creek Greenway Connection
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to Four Mile Creek Greenway from the White Oak neighborhood. The funding will become available during...
Irwin Creek Greenway: Statesville Road to Allen Hills Park
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation will be adding to its greenway system by completing a ~ 2-mile linear green space called Irwin Creek Greenway. This greenway is in the North Park Region and will...
Little Sugar Creek Greenway Connection to Pine Valley
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to Little Sugar Creek Greenway from the Pine Valley neighborhood. Improved access is proposed at the following...
Little Sugar-McMullen Connection
This sidewalk project will connect Little Sugar Creek Greenway at Hwy. 51 to McMullen, McAlpine and Four Mile Creek Greenways. Approximately 1 mile in length, it will provide a 6' wide...
Long Creek Greenway and Stream Improvement: Phases 1-3
Greenway Trail has been developed along Long Creek in three funded phases (see details below). Long Creek Greenway was designed and constructed in collaboration with a Charlotte-Mecklenburg...
McAlpine Creek Greenway: NC-51 to Johnston Road
This greenway trail project is intended to expand the existing 6.5 mile McAlpine/McMullen/Four Mile system and end north of Pineville-Matthews Road. The trail will provide a large number of residential...
McAlpine and McMullen Creek Greenway Reinvestment Project
This project will repair and improve paving and structures along McAlpine Creek Greenway from Johnston Road to Carmel Road at McMullen Creek Greenway and McMullen Creek Greenway from Highway 51/Pineville-Matthews...
McDowell Creek Greenway
Welcome to the McDowell Creek Greenway public input webpage. The McDowell Creek, Torrence Creek & Huntersville Downtown Greenways Network is currently 6.58 miles of main trail, 2.07 miles...
McDowell Creek Greenway Connection to Stratford Forest Neighborhood
This funding will be used to develop a new and accessible bicycle/pedestrian point of access to McDowell Creek Greenway from the Stratford Forest neighborhood. Improved access is proposed at the following...
McIntyre Creek Greenway: Beatties Ford to Clarencefield
Welcome to the McIntyre Creek Greenway Public Input webpage. This .6 mile section of greenway is the first greenway constructed on McIntyre Creek. The greenway is located entirely within Hornets Nest Community...
Paw Creek Greenway: Little Rock to Beckinhall (Loy)
The ~1.5 mile Little Rock Road to Loy Court section of trail is the first funded phase of Paw Creek Greenway. This project connects the entrance of Robert L. Smith Park (at Little Rock Road) to the...
Reedy Creek Greenway: Rocky River Rd. to Plaza Rd. Ext.
Welcome to the Reedy Creek Greenway public input webpage. Reedy Creek Greenway is a new greenway trail approximately 3.25 miles in length that will connect the surrounding community to...
South Prong Clarke Creek Greenway
Welcome to the South Prong Clarke Creek Creek Greenway public input webpage. South Prong Clarke Creek Greenway will be approximately two miles in length extending from Huntersville-Concord...
Stewart Creek Greenway
CONSTRUCTION IS COMPLETE!!! The section of trail through Martin Luther King, Jr. Park officially opened March 2025. Thanks to everyone for their patience during this project.Mecklenburg County constructed...
Sugar Creek Greenway: Yorkmont to McDowell Farms
This ~3 mile section of trail is the first funded phase of Sugar Creek Greenway and will connect Yorkmont Road to McDowell Farms Drive. This project is currently under construction and will provide a public...
Walker Branch & Hoover Creek Greenway
Welcome to the Walker Branch/Hoover Creek Greenway public input webpage.Walker Branch & Hoover Creek Greenway will extend from Sledge Road to South Tryon Street (Hwy. 49) and existing Hoover Creek...