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Triangle Region, NC East Coast Greenway Triangle Region, NC East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org A linear park for everyone. Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida At 3,000 miles, the East Coast Greenway will be the longest connected biking and walking route in the United States. East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Ellerbe Creek Trail Downtown Trail American Tobacco Trail ECGA Office Umstead State Park Trails Black Creek Reedy Creek Greenway Trail Rocky Branch Trail White Oak Little Rock Greenway Trail Walnut Creek Trail Neuse River Trail The Triangle Region is the most connected urban area along the East Coast Greenway. East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org 32% 17% 51% East Coast Greenway 25% 6% 69% North Carolina ECG 93% 5% 2% Triangle Region ECG Completed Trail Trail in Development Route Identified/Gap East Coast Greenway Progress East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Ellerbe Creek Trail (3 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Downtown Trail (1.3 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org American Tobacco Trail (17.5 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org White Oak Greenway (6 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Black Creek Greenway (7 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Umstead State Park Trails (5 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Reedy Creek Trail (4.7 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Rocky Branch Trail (2.2 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Little Rock Trail (1 mile) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Walnut Creek Trail (7.2 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Neuse River Trail (9 miles) East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Black Creek Greenway Downtown Raleigh Gorman St White Oak Cycle Track Greenway Closing the Gaps: By 2018, the Triangle route will be 97% off-road. East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Southeast Greenways & Trails Summit DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA • OCT. 1- 3, 2017 Learn, explore, connect. East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org FALL 2017 • MAINE TO FLORIDA •GREENWAY.ORG/RIVER-RELAY East Coast Greenway along the East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org Contact Information: Kathryn Zeringue VA & NC Greenway Coordinator [email protected] East Coast Greenway Alliance • Connecting people and places, Maine to Florida • greenway.org.
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