Greensboro Greenways to Keep You Fit or to Please Your Other Senses.

Greensboro Greenways to Keep You Fit or to Please Your Other Senses. 

Here in Greensboro, NC we have over 90 miles of botanical trails, gardens trails, greenways, park trails, or watershed trails.   The Trails Division of the Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department was founded in 1997.  Before this point the trails and greenways had been maintained by many different departments.   There was no central plan to the developing of the trails and greenway system.   Now thanks to the centralized control and maintanence our system of trails and greenways for; walking, biking, hiking, or just enjoying the views have grown and are scheduled to continue to grow.  

The Botanical Trails are paths through some of our natural parks and gardens to give you an inspiring space to stroll through and just absorb the natural setting.  There are lots of times that you come upon photo shoots for weddings and many more scenes where the beauty of nature is the back drop.

Greenways in Greensboro, NC.  Greensboro has one of the best collections of greenways in North Carolina and is growing to become number one.  Greenways are linear tracts of open space with the ability to connect people to destinations. These "greenways" usually parallel rivers or stream beds, but can also be found along abandoned railway lines or utility easements.  In our case we are using an abandoning railway line to increase our greenway as one of the many additions.  

Park Trails take advantage of the local park system and have trails that run around and through the parks.   These parks host a variety of activities from golf to soccer.  

The Watershed Trails are 42 miles of natural surface trails offer opportunities to experience the joys of the outdoors. The trails circle many of our wonderful watershed lakes. The beautiful scenery around the lakes, wildflowers, trees, and wildlife make these trails one of Greensboro's best kept secrets.