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New Walnut Creek Greenway Trail Will Expand Raleigh's Nature Walk

Raleigh greenway boardwalk
City of Raleigh

The city of Raleigh has dedicated the recently-completed final section of the Walnut Creek Greenway Trail. Now more than 15 miles long, the trail winds through the southern part of the city from Lake Johnson to the Neuse River Trail.

Todd Milam is a planner for the city of Raleigh's Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Department. He says the trail includes nearly a mile of 10-foot-wide boardwalk that takes walkers, runners, and bikers through secluded wetlands.

"I think it's the long-winding boardwalks that make it unique. It's a very swampy area and without the trail providing access, you would never be able to see or experience some of those wetland areas.

Milam says the Walnut Creek trail will eventually connect with Raleigh's Crabtree Creek Greenway and Neuse River Trail.  He says that could happen perhaps by late fall.

Money for the project was drawn from several bonds voters approved and from the state's Parks and Recreation Trust Fund.

Fed up with the frigid winters of her native state, Catherine was lured to North Carolina in 2006. She grew up in Wisconsin where she spent much of her time making music and telling stories. Prior to joining WUNC, Catherine hosted All Things Considered and classical music at Wisconsin Public Radio. She got her start hosting late-nights and producing current events talk shows for the station's Ideas Network. She later became a fill-in talk show host and recorded books for WPR's popular daily program, Chapter A Day.
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