Segment 3, October 21st, 2023

Trails are important to a community in a tons of different ways.  They provide a connection to nature & landscapes, they help protect green spaces & animals, they provide a place for exercise, & they provide access to places of history & heritage that we may not otherwise have.

Charlotte’s trail system is expanding & here host Bill Bartee speaks with Drew Thrasher, board member of SPAN & founder of Charlotte’s Urban Hike.

Here you’ll learn more about:

NC”s Year of the Trail in 2023, so with the state promoting the thousands of miles of trails in the state.

The Ongoing Networking & Connection of Trails in the SouthPark area of Charlotte.

What the trail systems of The Loop, the X-Clt Trail, the Carolina Thread Trail,& the Backlot Trail have in common.

The 1024 Ribbon Cutting Celebrating a 0.3 mile section of the Backlot Trail coming up.

Why is such a short section so important?

What’s allowed?  Bikes, Walk, Electric?