Calendar of Events

*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

**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

Carolina Thread Trail is partnering with Great Outdoor Provision Co. – Charlotte clean up a section of Little Sugar Creek behind Park Road Shopping Center. Hop in the creek with gaiters on or stick to the bank as we comb the floodplain for everything from plastic wrappers to truck tires. Picking up trash can save animals’ lives and enhance our public spaces. Many hands make light work– especially when you get them dirty!

The adjacent greenway, Little Sugar Creek Greenway, is a segment of the Thread Trail network and part of the 30-mile Cross Charlotte Trail project.

We’ll provide all the necessary tools and coordinate the group. Volunteers must be 13 years of age to participate and accompanied by an adult if under 18. Follow the Register button below and then click on the creek clean date for May 16 to sign up.

DETAILS:

• Date and time: Sunday, May 16, 1-3pm
• Parking address: Great Outdoor Provision Co. 4275 Park Rd, Charlotte, NC 28209 MAP 
• Find us: The porch in front of the store.
• Trail Map: Little Sugar Creek Greenway – Brandywine Road to 7th Street Segment

WE PROVIDE:

• A Carolina Thread Trail staff 
• Gaiters, trash grabbers, gloves, trash bags
• Water bottles and snacks
• Sunscreen and bug spray 
• First aid
• Extra masks and hand sanitizer
• Merchandise for sale

PLEASE BRING:

• Full water bottle
• A face mask (we can provide one if needed) 

*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

*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 bike, or hop on a FREE bikeshare e-bike provided by Charlotte Joy Rides. We will take a leisurely ride along Little Sugar Creek Greenway from Alexander Park northbound through Cordelia and some residential roads. We will make a few stops along the way to learn about the public benefits of greenways, the importance of Little Sugar Creek, and the history and development of the NoDa area. Please note that the bike-share bicycles are only available in one size, so kids should bring their own bicycle and helmet to ensure a good fit.

Details:

• Date and time: Sunday, May 23 3PM – 4:30PM
• Trail Map: Little Sugar Creek Greenway (Cordelia Park to 12th Street Segment)
• Parking address: Alexander Park, 739 E 12th St, Charlotte, NC 28206 MAP
• Find us: Look for the Carolina Thread Trail sign in table by the parking lot

We provide:

• A Carolina Thread Trail staff guide
• First aid
• Extra helmets for adults and youth
• Extra bicycles lights
• Free adult-size bike from Charlotte Joy Ride
• Extra masks and hand sanitizer

Please bring:

• Your bike (if you have one)
• Your helmet (if you have one)
• Full water bottle
• A face mask (we can provide one if needed) and hand sanitizer