The Greenway Trail
The Greenway Trail
4.5
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Debbie Aguilar
Kansas City, MO33 contributions
Jan 2022 • Friends
This is a wonderfully trail. Not too difficult with mostly smooth path. Absolutely beautiful walks and jogs with lots of off shoots from the main path. And saw deer there every time I went.
Highly recommend for all fitness levels.
Highly recommend for all fitness levels.
Written 4 January 2022
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Shar0n_NC
Cary, NC63 contributions
Oct 2020
this was a lovely surprise. I did not know this existed in Boone. It was a little tricky to navigate, as there are a lot of paths going many ways. So maybe better signage? I am hoping it gets extended for those long runs!
Written 7 October 2020
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Lindsay C
5 contributions
Jul 2020
Very nice trail with well maintained bridges and pavement. Lots of wildlife and birds to view. The trail was gently rolling and was easy enough for my 5 year old novice biker to handle. Definitely a nice way to spend the afternoon!
Written 1 July 2020
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travelersinpa
Charleston, SC21 contributions
Jul 2023
This beautiful resource in the middle of Boone is a mountain jewel. The trail is appropriate for walking or riding a bike. It is level, scenic, and safe as it winds behind and through retail locations, past recreational fields, and skirts the headwaters of the New River, encompassed by mountain hillsides.
Written 10 July 2023
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Vacationer255970
Boone, NC16 contributions
Feb 2020
Four miles of pristine nature! Very safe and quite beautiful! Hike, jog, bike or walk..and bring your pets!
Along the trail, admire the New River most every part of the trail!
Deer are abundant and I once found a fawn about 3 weeks old waiting patiently for his/her mother to return!
Lovely indigenous plants abound, providing color throughout the seasons and many lovely stones and quartz are along the river bank. Look for a variety of birds, depending on the season.
Along the trail, admire the New River most every part of the trail!
Deer are abundant and I once found a fawn about 3 weeks old waiting patiently for his/her mother to return!
Lovely indigenous plants abound, providing color throughout the seasons and many lovely stones and quartz are along the river bank. Look for a variety of birds, depending on the season.
Written 27 February 2020
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Tcemom
2 contributions
May 2016 • Family
My family and I have used the Greenway trail for many, many years. We rode our bikes to the park, baseball practice and even town for pizza and ice cream. It used to be our favorite way to travel freely through Boone, however now it is over run with scary and questionable people. My kids and I were walking the trail one afternoon to go play in the river when a man tried to steal my bag, we have found mattresses, blankets and mountains of trash in the woods right off the trail as well as a dirty needle laying on the path. My family and I no longer use the Greenway because the locals refuse to stop the people from camping in the woods, panhandling and creating a safety hazard. Its very unfortunate.
Written 25 May 2016
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katiestep9
Fort Mill, SC11 contributions
Jul 2016 • Couples
After researching some of the better things to do in Boone, We ended up trying the Greenway trail. First of all, it is nothing more than a loop of asphalt and weeds- totally unlike it's hype. The trail starts and stops at various confusing sections- even as small as it was, the signage was terrible. One of the entrances was in a neighborhood I didn't feel particularly safe in and was glad my husband was with me. The other entrance off a main road in town near a restaurant, began with a walk under a viaduct./bridge area riddled with trash and what was apparently a place where homeless or other folks looking for a hideout may gather. Part of the trail is a walk around an industrial looking area. Nothing scenic about this. You won't even feel like you are in Boone. Felt more like an economically depressed city in anywhere, USA.
Written 19 July 2016
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BrittSprink
Greensboro, NC72 contributions
Jun 2014 • Couples
Very pretty trail that has paved and dirt options. Due to the current construction, there is no loop to bring you back to where you started, so you will just have to turn back the way you came. Be prepared to double your stroll! :)
Written 30 June 2014
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Joe Lowman
Boone, North Carolina, United States52 contributions
Sept 2015 • Family
The Town of Boone was wise to build a greenway park system on it's property along the flood plain of the South Fork of the New River as it meanders through Boone from near the Blowing Rock Road to the eastern edge near Highway 421. Over 2 miles in length the main paved part of the Greenway Trail is accessible to those in wheelchairs. A couple of bridges , one covered, cross the lovely New River, which is popular with children interested in throwing rocks and anglers seeking pan fish, bass, and even trout. The Greenway Trail is relatively flat making it attractive to walkers, parents pushing strollers, runners, cyclists, and, in season, cross-country skiers. Nearby unpaved trails make the greenway trail area especially popular with cross-country runners and a number of high school teams come up each year from the flat lands in late July and August to train in the cool mountain temperatures. Near the main parking lot a fascinating water sedimentation area designed with the help of Appalachian State University's faculty shows how urban run off can be collected to remove pollutants and to offer a habitat for birds and aquatic plants. An old dam site marks the location of Boone's first water system. The fact the the sewage treatment plant on the northern end of the trail smells need not distract excessively from the beautiful mountain setting close to Boone's main urban shopping area along the Blowing Rock Road. Three parking areas offer access. A large one at the Burney-Clawson Park is near the Watauga Aquatic Center across from the National Guard Armory. One smaller lot is located off Deerfield Road and offers a lovely smaller park with shaded benches. The second small lot is accessible off highway 421 and is a bit harder to locate. Newcomers would be advised to approach from the Blowing Rock Rd. end. Picnic shelters and porta johns are also available near the main parking lot at the Burney-Clawson Park.
Written 30 September 2015
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Catherine H
Charlotte, NC49 contributions
May 2021 • Family
Nice trail, needs more signage. Never found the covered bridge which I was looking forward to! Mostly paved, well maintained and lovely wildflowers!
Written 31 May 2021
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The main trail is paved blacktop, the bridges wooden. Wheelchair- and mobility-scooter-accessible. There are dirt trails also that might or might not work as well for these devices.
Written 2 June 2016
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