*Pre-registration is required for this event. 

**In compliance with local North and South Carolina policies and current CDC guidelines regarding Covid-19, 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. This program’s limit is 10.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and follow social distancing guidelines at all times.

Get outside and get active! Lace-up your walking shoes and join us on this leisurely group fitness hike on the Catawba Riverfront Greenway section of the Carolina Thread Trail (CTT) in Mt. Holly. We will meet in Tuckassagee Park at 10 am and walk just under 3 miles in total along this paved greenway with views of the Catawba River. Along the way we will stop at a few points to hear about the history of the Catawba River, Mt. Holly, and the importance of the greenways. Bring the dog, bring a friend, and let’s get moving!

Details

• Route: 3 miles of paved greenway (1.5 miles out and back) along the Catawba Riverfront Greenway
• Date/ Time: Thursday, November 5 from 10am- 12pm
• Parking: Tuckaseege Park 165 Broome Street, Mount Holly, NC 28120 MAP
• Where to find us: Look for the Carolina Thread Trail signs and our sign up table by to the Rain Garden

What is provided?

• Carolina Thread Trail trip leader
• First aid equipment
• Light snacks
• Extra face masks
• Hand Sanitizer

What should you bring?

• Full water bottle
• Comfortable walking or hiking shoes
• Sunscreen, bug spray
• Any needed dog supplies: 6 ft leash, water, and poop bags!
• Personal Face masks and hand sanitizer

**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 10 participants.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks and follow social distancing guidelines.

Join us to enjoy the beauty of the changing leaves with Sean Bloom, our on-staff Biologist, who will lead a fall nature hike at Laurel Hill Preserve. Laurel Hill is a wonderfully rich, 227-acre preserve and farm in Gaston County filled with mature alluvial and upland forests, idyllic streams, and wildlife. Come along to hear Sean share about the ecology native to Laurel Hill and the importance of conserving farmland, which is drastically decreasing in the Piedmont region. Make sure to bring your camera to capture this picturesque morning!

This program is free and exclusive to donors who are current members of the Spider Lily Circle, Sunflower Circle, Catawba Society, and Trailblazer Society of the Catawba Lands Conservancy or the Carolina Thread Trail. Click the following links to see Carolina Thread Trail’s donor levels and Catawba Lands Conservancy’s donor levels.

If you are not sure if your donation is up to date or if you are part of a donor level, email info@carolinathreadtrail.org or info@catawbalands.org.

Laurel Hill is privately owned and conserved by Catawba Lands Conservancy. A special thanks to the Nason family for inviting us onto their preserve for this Donor program! 

DETAILS

• Time and Date: Saturday, November 7, 9:30-11:30
• Address:  This preserve is near Lowell, NC. The address will be sent to participants the week of the program.

WHAT IS PROVIDED?

• Staff guide
• Safety gear
• Light snacks and water bottles
• First aid materials
• Extra face masks and hand sanitizer

WHAT SHOULD YOU WEAR/BRING?

• Full water bottle
• Comfortable walking shoes or hiking boots
• Snacks
• Camera
• Small daypack

*Pre-registration is required for this event. 

**In compliance with local North and South Carolina policies and current CDC guidelines regarding Covid-19, 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. This program’s limit is 15.
• All staff using masks
• Encouraging all participants to use masks

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

The Carolina Thread Trail portion of the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail is planned to connect the City of Kings Mountain to Crowders Mountain State Park, Kings Mountain State Park, and Kings Mountain National Military Park. Hikers and bikers can enjoy the 8 miles of trail, 5 of which are designated Thread Trail, which is comprised of crushed stone, boardwalk, and sidewalk. The trail preserves the natural beauty of Kings Mountain and provides a place for nature exploration, education in science and history, and a venue for community events and family celebrations.

On this program, we will cover 10 miles of gravel trail, which will include some hills. You need to bring a mountain or hybrid bike to properly ride on the gravel. *Between the distance and hills, this ride will be of intermediate difficulty. Before signing up, participants should be experienced cyclists and confident in their stamina. 

Details:

• Course: 10 miles (5 out and 5 back) on gravel trail with hills
• Time: Saturday, November 7, 2:30-4:30 PM
• Parking: 807 S. Battleground Avenue, Kings Mountain, NC 28086. MAP.

What’s provided:

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

What you should bring:

• Your own bike (mountain or hybrid bikes required)
• Your own helmet
• Water bottle and snacks
• Bike lights (front and rear), if you have them
• Face Masks and Hand Sanitizer

**Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, our annual Trail Forum conference will be held virtually! We hope you can join us for another year of inspiring and educational presentations about trails.

This region’s premiere trail conference will offer seven educational sessions in two concurrent time frames and two keynote presentations from the comfort of your home, office or wherever you have an internet connection. The Full Access Ticket presentations and the Community Ticket presentations will be available to view after they are broadcast on the virtual event platform as well as be sent in an email to the appropriate ticket type attendee the day after the event.  We offer continuing education credits for members of AICP, NC/SC Landscape Architects and SC Parks and Recreation professionals. There will also be time to network throughout the event, connect with exhibitors and enter into topic specific roundtables during the designated lunch break time frame.