Mile Posts Newsletter
There has been a lot going on with Newton Trails in the last 3 months. Some highlights include our second Community Trails Walk, the second annual Bike to School event, and our recent volunteer events where volunteers helped clean up the Oxford Trail. In September, we will be holding our first overnight community bike and walking trip to Greenville, SC to enjoy the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Read more about these events in this newsletter and consider joining us in Greenville, SC.
Happy Trails,
Ellen Moyle, Chair of the Communication Committee
Thursday, July 24th- 7:00 p.m. Community Trails Walk @ Eastside Trail (meet at parking lot behind public health building)
Kim Degonia hits the Eastside Trail about 4 times a week-walking, bicycling with her 3 sons, or running with the family dog. Along the way she sees people she knows, even her mail carrier. Sometimes she and her children will see wildlife like squirrels, deer, rabbits, or a stray chicken! What she does not see is the 20 pounds she has lost since she started trekking the Eastside Trail.
With its most recent addition the South River Trail now extends all the way to the Monastery of the Holy Spirit. Take a look at this map provided by the Rails to Trails Conservancy to see how much the momentum for multi-use rail trails is growing in Georgia.
In April Newton Trails was part of a dynamic committee that planned the first trail summit in Georgia in 15 years. The Summit was endorsed by more than 40 trail-related groups committed to realizing a first-class trail network in Georgia. Read an executive summary of results by the numbers as well as an excellent article on the American Trails website by veteran trails writer Herb Hiller of the East Coast Greenway Alliance.
