Portions Of Big Creek Greenway Phase 5 Open In Forsyth County

Cumming GA

16 June, 2021

3:30 PM

Description

CUMMING, GA — Two segments of phase five of the Big Creek Greenway trail system are now open following a ribbon cutting ceremony held on June 3. One of the segments of phase five extends the Greenway from the intersection of Kelly Mill Road and Johnson Road to Canton Hwy. (Ga. 20), a distance of 2.27 miles. The other segment of phase five now open originates at the intersection of Ga. 20 and the Spot Road Connector. That segment travels along the Spot Road Connector, Doc Bramblett Road and Spot Road, ending at the Sawnee Mountain Preserve and Visitor Center, a distance of 2.48 miles. In the future, an additional one-mile segment of phase five will run parallel to Ga. 20, connecting all portions of the Greenway. This segment will be constructed at a later date as part of the planned GDOT widening of Canton Hwy. When complete, phase five of the Greenway will extend the multi-use trail an additional 5.7 miles from Kelly Mill Road to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve Visitor Center (4075 Spot Road), making the entire Forsyth County Big Creek Greenway just over 16.5 miles in length. Funding for this project was provided by the Parks, Recreation and Green Space Bond & SPLOST. For more information on the Big Creek Greenway, including an interactive map, click here. Related: Northern Extension Of Big Creek Greenway Now Open