Polk Trails Newsletter

December 2023

2023 is the North Carolina Year of the Trail and we want you to get outdoors this year! Check out all the wonderful trails Polk County has to offer & go for a hike. This is a wonderful opportunity to check out improvements that trails in the area have undergone. Make 2023 your Year of Adventure.

While hiking tag us on Instagram or Facebook using the #pocoyearofthetrail

Make sure you check out the events calendar for hikes on Polk Trails with some of our Community Partners.

TRAIL HIGHLIGHT

This month we are visiting the Little White Oak Mountain trail at the Recreation Complex.

This trail is approximately 2 miles out & back. Great trail for beginners & families on the bottom half. For the more adventurous hikers, navigate to the top portion for a challenge.

Parking is located in between the baseball fields and Polk County Middle School. The trailhead is at the end of the parking lot closest to the woods. Look for the kiosk at the opening in the trees.

Flagging for the construction of the bike trail is up and construction has begun! The initial trail will be approximately 6 looped miles optimized for mountain biking. The total plan will have 10-12 trails for mountain biking and hiking.

We will keep the website updated as work progresses on the trails.

Additional maps & information for the LWOM trail can be found on our website!

This cheerful crew was out on the trail clearing the trail corridor.

OTHER NEWS

If you are making plans for gatherings this Winter remember that the large picnic shelter at the Recreation Complex can be reserved for private events....birthday parties, showers, family reunions.

In an effort to streamline the process for residents we have created an online form for reservation requests. We will respond to your request with an email confirmation.

TRAILS COMMITTEE MEETING

There will be no trail committee meeting in December. See you in January!



We are always looking for new ideas to make our trails better than they already are. Send us your questions and updates via email!

MIND YOUR MANNERS

Most trails, if they are open, may not have public facilities that are open, so check ahead of time. Please keep dogs on-leash on any hiking trail, take your trash with you, etc. Thanks for doing your part!

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

In December trail work days will be held from 1:30-3:30pm

Tuesday, December 12th @ ICC/Library Loop

Tuesday, December 19th @ Recreation Complex

If you would like to help us with trail work, please contact trails@polknc.org and we will let you know when additional workdays are scheduled.

If you'd rather work on your own, feel free to walk a trail, picking up trash and moving small branches from the trails. Please don't cut any branches; if a trail needs more attention, email trails@polknc.org and we will take care of it or bring it to that trail manager's attention.

FOR MORE INFORMATION

We manage trail work days, various partnerships and other trail-related initiatives in the county.

The online calendar has been updated for December

check it out!



E-Mail contact information for us: trails@polknc.org