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\"Wilderness

Wilderness Gateway Trail<\/p><\/div>\n

By Emma Castleberry<\/p>\n

Trail design and alignment has started on the first section of the Wilderness Gateway State Trail (WGST), a long-distance backcountry trail that will likely end up being more than 100 miles long, crossing Catawba, Burke, McDowell and Rutherford counties. The WGST is proposed as an east\/west route through wilderness areas of the South Mountains that will connect local, urban areas such as Hickory and Morganton with regional natural spaces like Valdese Lakeside Park and South Mountain State Park. It will also intersect with regional and state trails like the Fonta Flora State Trail, the Hickory Nut Gorge State Trail, the City of Morganton Greenway, the Peavine Rail Trail and the Thermal Belt Rail Trail. \u201cThe vision for the WGST entails three primary purposes: conservation, recreation and tourism,\u201d says Andrew Kota, executive director of Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina. \u201cIt is an excellent opportunity to boost the outdoor recreation economy in a rural yet highly accessible part of North Carolina through outdoor recreation in a landscape-scale wilderness setting that is, for the most part, currently undiscovered by the public.\u201d<\/p>\n

The North Carolina Division of Parks & Recreation Trails Program recently granted $243,700 to Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina to contribute to building the first of 10 segments that will make up the trail. \u201cIt is useful to conceptualize a long-distance trail in sections or segments for planning and prioritization purposes,\u201d says Kota, \u201cbecause of the various circumstances present on the landscape that the trail is proposed to cross, as well as to determine the needs in the various sections to enable trail establishment, to break up the work into phases and to identify willing trail sponsors for each section.\u201d<\/p>\n

These grant funds, specifically, will be used to construct a 6.8-mile section of Segment 3, which will be 30 miles in its entirety. Located in the Box Creek Wilderness, most of this segment will be within McDowell County with a small portion in Rutherford. The funds for this section of trail will also support construction of a pedestrian bridge, a parking area and kiosk and wayfinding markers. Trail design for this and other segments is already underway with the help of Benchmark Trails, and this section of trail could be completed in 2022. \u201cOur design approach entering this exciting project was first to gain a detailed analysis of the significant features that the property has to offer,\u201d says Deno Contos with Benchmark Trails. \u201cThese include stunning mature hardwood forests, clean water, creeks and cascades, and rich flora and fauna. Once initial analysis is complete, we design the new trail alignment to seek out these features and highlight them through thoughtful layout to maximize the user\u2019s experience, while also protecting these areas by using sustainable trail design and layout practices.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe WSGT is a big vision, but it\u2019s highly feasible because of the partnerships that are in place and that can be developed to make it a reality,\u201d says Kota. \u201cThis project has so many opportunities for direct connections to local businesses, towns and other regional trails. The trail can help transform this region.\u201d<\/p>\n

For more information, visit FoothillsConservancy.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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