Welcome to the McDowell Creek Greenway, NC73 to Chilgrove Ln. Public Input Webpage.  This segment of greenway will add .75 miles of main trail, .46 miles of access trails, and will pave the dirtway, add 2 bridges and a parking trailhead.  This project is funded in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation.  Conservation easements have been established east of the creek.  The greenway will be constructed outside of the conservation easement.   This greenway segment will extend from the recently completed trail near Chilgrove Ln.  The greenway trailhead will connect to Birkdale Commons Parkway, and the trail will continue through Birkdale Place to NC73.

This project is part of the McDowell Creek, Torrence Creek & Huntersville Downtown Greenways Network, currently 6.58 miles of main trail, 2.07 miles of access trails and 2.5 miles of urban trails.  This network of greenways connects the Town of Cornelius to the Town of Huntersville and offers adjacent neighborhoods connections to great amenities such as the Westmoreland Park, Westmoreland Athletic Complex, Robbins Park, Jetton Park, Holbrook Park, Rosedale Nature Park, significant retail such as Birkdale Village and to nearby schools.  The funded McDowell Creek Greenway projects will connect existing McDowell Creek Greenway (at Sam Furr Road) to existing Torrence Creek Greenway (at Gilead Road) and extend the greenway network to Beatties Ford Road to the west, and to Catawba Avenue to the north.  These McDowell Creek Greenway projects will add 5.41 miles of main trail, 4.19 miles of access trails and 2.89 miles of urban trails to the existing network.

The funded greenway trail projects have been divided into multiple segments for implementation due to funding, partnerships and land acquisition: 

• Segment 1a extends from existing Torrence Creek Greenway to Gilead Road.  (Project construction is complete)

• Segment 1b extends from Gilead Road to Chilgove Lane.  (Project construction is complete)

• Segment 2 extends from Chilgrove Lane to Highway 73. (Construction Start - September 2025)

• Segment 3 extends the Highway 73 Crossing via pedestrian bridge to connect to existing McDowell Creek Greenway.  (Project in design by NCDOT)

• Segment 4a:  Restroom at Gilead Road Parking Trailhead (Project construction is complete)

• Segment 4b:  extends from Gilead Road to Beatties Ford Road (Project in design and land acquisition)

• Segment 5:  extends from JV Washam (Westmoreland Rd.) to Smithville (E. Catawba Ave). (Project in design and land acquisition)

Learn more about existing Park and Recreation locations and amenities: https://gis.mecklenburgcountync.gov/MecklenburgCountyParkExplorer/

Below you will find project updates and timelines, meeting dates, key contact information, and other important information about the McDowell Creek Greenway projects.  You may also give feedback and ask questions about the greenway.  We encourage you to provide your input and stay connected!