Nation Ford Greenway News And Events

We hope everyone who has visited the Nation Ford Greenway trail at Springfield on AO Jones Blvd., enjoyed their time on the trail. There are sections that are easy and other areas can be challenging. Please be aware that at the end of the Springfield Trail is a private road - do not venture past the end of the trail.

The new trail directional signs are installed and the new Carolina Thread Trail sign is up at our Springfield Trail entrance on AO Jones Blvd. The new Mile-Markers signs are located at each half-mile mark. Thanks to the York County Hospitality Grant and Piedmont Medical Center for sponsoring these mile-markers. Please visit the York County Visitors site at visityorkcounty.com .

This Nation Ford Greenway trail is always new when I visit at different times of the year. A biker recently saw wild turkeys on the trail and deer. The leaves are starting to show their colors so come out with your camera and be ready for the unexpected. We will be putting visitor photos on our website and facebook page, so please send them in. Be sure to bring lots of water, a hat; and a walking stick is a good idea. The Springfield Trail section is 4 miles round trip.

FUTURE TRAIL SECTIONS: REGENT PARK
STEWART Engineering is designing our newest greenway trail section. This trail will connect with the existing Springfield Trail at AO Jones Blvd. The Regent Park section will run northward along the Sugar Creek up to the Regent Parkway bridge that crosses over Sugar Creek into Lancaster County. The new section is being made possible by a generous grant from the Carolina Thread Trail and the Fort Mill Rotary.

JOIN OUR Friends of the Nation Ford Greenway campaign. The Friends of the Nation Ford Greenway will be very important to the success of our trail system. We are looking forward to meeting new members. Please join the Friends of the Nation Ford Greenway and volunteer to help us continue making the Nation Ford Greenway a wonderful trail for our community and visitors. If you are interested in being a FRIEND, contact us!! Thanks.

If you would like to be put on our email mailing list please contact us at Outdoors@NationFordGreenway.com. You will receive trail updates and event notifications.

Happy Hiking and Biking!!

Beth Chuck
Project Coordinator

Come enjoy the Nation Ford Greenway   -
The Springfield Trail Head and Parking is at A.O. Jones Blvd., Fort Mill, SC across from the stadium at the Nation Ford High School.

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"Trail to discovery - Hiking, biking along 2 miles of greenway just around the corner.

FORT MILL -- The rippling cadence of Sugar Creek. Granite boulders that provided camouflage for Catawba Indian hunting expeditions hundreds of years ago. A whole family of deer loping across the trail."

You can read the full story online at: http://www.heraldonline.com/109/story/77506.html