Recreation Grant

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Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina received a $100,000 grant from the North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation Recreational Trails Program (RTP) to build 3.5 miles of mountain biking trail at the Catawba River Greenway in Morganton.

The proposed trail falls within the planned corridor for the future Overmountain Victory National Historic Trail and will connect to the city’s current greenway system.

An assessment of the project area and a digital route has been prepared by Terra Tek Trails, LLC, a professional trail contracting company headquartered in Boone. The RTP grant will help pay for on-site trail design and construction. The trail construction is scheduled to be completed by January 2022.