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Construction of Sliding Rock Creek Trail is currently underway and is expected to be completed by the end of the summer.Sliding Rock Creek Trail is a spur trail that connects to the Swamp Rabbit Trail at the Jeanne Lenhardt Memorial Bridge, crosses over Alameda Street and traverses along and over Sliding Rock Creek and through wooded property to the Heritage Hills neighborhood in the Nicholtown community. The engineering/design for the trail was completed by local engineering and science consulting firm SynTerra, and according to Dana Souza, the City�s Parks & Recreation Director, the route takes into consideration best trail design practices and standards for width, slope, cross-slope, safety, etc. and is designed to take advantage of natural features. �The �hub and spokes� model conceptualized in the City�s 2008 Trails & Greenways Master Plan is evident in the trail, as it is a spoke to the Swamp Rabbit Trail, connecting more residents to our regional trail network,� said Souza.
Local United Way volunteers will install �Born Learning� stations throughout the trail, which will feature early learning activities suited for young children. The trail will have approximately nine activity stations, which will be similar to those installed on the path in front of the Greenville Zoo in Cleveland Park. Construction of Sliding Rock Creek Trail follows the recently-completed $1,000,000+ Cleveland Park Trail Rehabilitation project and represents an investment of over $300,000 in the Nicholtown community. In addition to constructing the new trail, the City will upgrade a 200-foot section of Alameda Street with curb and gutter, narrowed travel lanes and an 80-foot planted median. The trail crossing will also be on a slight speed table (hump). Each of these improvements is designed to slow automobile traffic and improve bicycle and pedestrian safety. According to Jil Littlejohn, who represents City Council District 3, projects like Sliding Rock Creek Trail provide economic, environmental and health benefits and address the �Infrastructure� and �Reedy River� objectives that City Council outlined for 2011. �We�re excited about development of the new trail, which will allow our children and seniors an opportunity to run, walk and ride bikes right in their backyard,� said Littlejohn. �Healthy communities equal safe communities, and there is much more to come.� Visit www.greenvillesc.gov/ParksRec/Trails. for more information about the City�s Trails & Greenways Master Plan. (Image provided by the City of Greenville.)
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When completed, the trail will be approximately 900 yards (or just over one-half mile long) and eight feet wide in most places. Some sections along the trail will be 10 feet wide to accommodate sewer maintenance trucks on the sanitary sewer right-of-way, provide for better trail traffic flow and meet ADA standards. The trail will include a 30-foot bridge, similar to the trail bridges on the Hincapie Path, which will cross Sliding Rock Creek approximately 200 yards from Alameda Street. The trail will rise approximately 70 feet from Alameda Street to the northeast terminus of the trail in the Heritage Hills neighborhood and switchbacks will be used to keep slopes at a minimum and to meet ADA standards.