*Pre-registration is required for this event. 

**In compliance with local municipal and current CDC guidelines, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program capacity to 25 or fewer
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and socially distance

Bring your own bicycle or borrow a FREE bicycle from Charlotte JoyRides and join our Program Coordinator for our regular Bike-n-Brew ride. We will meet at Blue Blaze Brewing and travel along the Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways to the Panther’s Stadium and Ray’s Splash Planet before returning to Blue Blaze Brewing. Along the way, we will stop and learn about the public benefits of Greenways in our region, the ecological importance of the Irwin and Stewart Creeks, and the history of the surrounding neighborhoods. At the end of the ride, all participants 21+ are invited to join the Program Coordinator in enjoying a Carolina Thread Trail Pale Ale or another drink of your choice from Blue Blaze Brewing.

For a preview, watch the Trail Tour of the Stewart Creek and Irwin Creek Greenways filmed with some help from our partners at Trips for Kids Charlotte!

Details:

• Date and time: Thursday, May 13, 6-7:30pm
• Trail: Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways
• Parking address: Blue Blaze Brewing Parking Lot: 528 S Turner Ave, Charlotte, NC 28208 MAP
• Find us: Look for the Carolina Thread Trail sign-up table in the Blue Blaze Parking Lot.

We provide:

• A Carolina Thread Trail staff guide
• First aid
• Extra masks and hand sanitizer
• Merchandise for sale
• Charlotte JoyRide Bicycle (if requested) 
• Extra Helmets

Please bring:

• Full water bottle
• A face mask (we can provide one if needed) and hand sanitizer
• Own bicycle (optional)
• A helmet (We can provide one if needed)
• Money to buy a beverage afterward (optional)

**In compliance with North Carolina regulations and current CDC guidelines, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program participant capacity. This program will be limited to 15 participants.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks

Get your paddle muscles ready! Join Carolina Thread Trail and the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation for a morning guided kayak trip on the Catawba River. This section of blueway, which includes Lake Wylie, is part of the Carolina Thread Trail’s blueway network which currently includes over 170 miles of waterways in North and South Carolina. On the river, we will explore the natural surroundings, learn about the local ecosystem, and hear from the Catawba Riverkeepers about their efforts to protect and improve water quality in the Catawba-Wateree River Basin. See you on the water!

This paddle is offered in partnership with the Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation.

***You must be able to swim to participate in this event.

Details:

• Course: 3-4 mile paddle across the Catawba River, past Saddlers Island, and up Long Creek
• Time: Saturday, May 15, 9:00 – 12 noon
• Parking Address: 1000 Marina Village Dr, Mt Holly, NC 28120 MAP

We provide:

• Catawba Riverkeeper outdoor educator
• Carolina Thread Trail staff guide
• $25 kayak, PFD, and paddle rental
• Safety gear and first aid
• Extra face masks and hand sanitizer

Please bring:

• Full water bottle
• Water shoes or old sneakers
• Hat, sunscreen, sunshirt, bug spray
• Clothes you don’t mind getting wet
• Personal medical supplies (Epipen, inhaler, etc.)
• A personal face mask

*Pre-registration is required for this event. 

**In compliance with local and national covid guidelines, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program capacity to 25 or fewer
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to follow CDC guidelines

Bring your own bike and join a Carolina Thread Trail staff member to explore a different section of Thread Trail each month! We will offer a brief overview of the future plans for expansion of this trail segment, then we’ll hit the trail for a relaxed ride and a tour of all the trail has to offer.

The Irish Buffalo Creek Greenway segment in Kannapolis is newly opened as of April 2021. Part of the Carolina Thread Trail, the greenway connects numerous neighborhoods to parks and main roads, linking people and places together through recreation, exercise, and transportation opportunities in Kannapolis. Currently the greenway is 2.5 miles long, but it will eventually stretch 7.5 miles and connect with Concord’s Greenway systems. Read more about this new trail here!

Details:

• Course: 5 miles on mostly flat, paved greenway
• Time: Thursday, May 20, 6 -7:30 PM
• Parking: 760 Orphanage Rd, Concord, NC 28027 MAP

What’s provided:

• Carolina Thread Trail trip leader
• Extra helmets
• Extra bike lights
• First aid supplies

What you should bring:

• Your own bike
• Your own helmet
• Water bottle and snacks
• Bike lights (front and rear), if you have them

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Celebrated on the first Saturday of June, our National Trails Day celebration is a great way to kick off the summer on segments of the Thread Trail on land and water! The annual American Hiking Society’s National Trails Day is the country’s largest celebration of trails featuring a series of outdoor activities across the United States designed to promote and celebrate the importance of trails to our communities.

National Trails Day is a free community event. This event is proudly co-hosted with the City of Mount Holly.

This year, the event will focus on ways people can safely enjoy the outdoors together while socially distancing with plenty of different outdoor activities to enjoy including kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding, bike riding, cycling and walking tours, and yoga along with playgrounds, a dog park, skate board course, lawn games, kid-friendly activities, food trucks, local craft beer, live music and outdoor themed exhibitors.

*Pre-registration is required for this event. 

**In compliance with local municipal and current CDC guidelines, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program capacity to 25 or fewer
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and socially distance

Bring your own bicycle or borrow a FREE bicycle from Charlotte JoyRides and join our Program Coordinator for our regular Bike-n-Brew ride. We will meet at Blue Blaze Brewing and travel along the Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways to the Panther’s Stadium and Ray’s Splash Planet before returning to Blue Blaze Brewing. Along the way, we will stop and learn about the public benefits of Greenways in our region, the ecological importance of the Irwin and Stewart Creeks, and the history of the surrounding neighborhoods. At the end of the ride, all participants 21+ are invited to join the Program Coordinator in enjoying a Carolina Thread Trail Pale Ale or another drink of your choice from Blue Blaze Brewing.

For a preview, watch the Trail Tour of the Stewart Creek and Irwin Creek Greenways filmed with some help from our partners at Trips for Kids Charlotte!

Details:

• Date and time: Thursday, June 10, 6-7:30pm
• Trail: Irwin Creek and Stewart Creek Greenways
• Parking address: Blue Blaze Brewing Parking Lot: 528 S Turner Ave, Charlotte, NC 28208 MAP
• Find us: Look for the Carolina Thread Trail sign-up table in the Blue Blaze Parking Lot.

We provide:

• A Carolina Thread Trail staff guide
• First aid
• Extra masks and hand sanitizer
• Merchandise for sale
• Charlotte JoyRide Bicycle (if requested)
• Extra Helmets

Please bring:

• Full water bottle
• A face mask (we can provide one if needed) and hand sanitizer
• Own bicycle (optional)
• A helmet (We can provide one if needed)
• Money to buy a beverage afterward (optional)

**In compliance with local and current CDC guidelines, Catawba Lands Conservancy and Carolina Thread Trail are taking the following steps and exercising additional precautions to ensure the safety of program participants, volunteers, and staff:

• All programs outdoors
• Limit program participant capacity. This program will be limited to 16 participants.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to follow CDC guidelines

Need a romantic night out to take a break from the hustle and bustle of the pandemic lifestyle?  Join Carolina Thread Trail at Riverside Marina Paddle and Row for a calm evening along the Catawba River. Arrive at 6:00 p.m and explore the river with your significant other in single kayaks, a double kayak, or stand-up paddleboard. At 7:00, return to the Marina with your partner to recline on a blanket, eat dinner, and enjoy the sunset on a grass field along the riverbank. You are welcome to bring your own dinner, a blanket, and any other beverages you would like. Carolina Thread Trail is happy to provide one of our Carolina Thread Trail Pale Ales for your enjoyment!

Details:

• Time: Friday, June 18, 6 – 8 pm
• Parking Address: Riverside Marina Paddle and Row  1500 River Drive, Belmont North Carolina 28012 MAP

We provide:

• Carolina Thread Trail staff guide
• $25 boat, PFD, and paddle rental
• Safety gear and first aid
• Extra face masks and hand sanitizer
• One can of Carolina Thread Trail Pale Ale per ticket (for participants 21+)

Please bring:

• Dinner and any beverages (alcohol is allowed at Riverside Marina)
• A Blanket
• Sunscreen and bug spray
• Clothes you don’t mind getting wet
• Water shoes or old sneakers
• Personal medical supplies (Epipen, inhaler, etc.)
• A personal face mask