WCU Trail System Info

$75,000 grant enables trail construction

Construction of nearly five miles of multiuse trail on campus will begin this spring with support from a grant from the North Carolina Division of Parks and Recreation’s Recreational Trails Program... (Continue Reading)

This map shows the 4.7mile main loop with a connector to the parking lot of the new Health Sciences building (under construction) We hope to secure future permission to construct a connector through NCCAT property to connect the eastern side of the main loop directly to the main WCU campus through the pedestrian tunnel by the softball field.

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Upcoming Volunteer Work Days

Thusday May 10th - 8am-Noon
Monday May 14th - 9am-Noon
Thursday May 17th - 9am-Noon
Friday May 18th - 9am-Noon
Sunday May 20th - 8am-Noon
Monday May 21st - 1pm-5pm

Meet at the parking lot for the new Health and Human Sciences building (currenlty under construction on Little Savanna rd, up past the Cullowhee Post Office and Cullowhee Fire Department). Park just inside the entrance. Look for the Base Camp Van.

Wear long pants, close toed shoes and bring gloves if you have them, a water bottle would also be nice.

Latest News:

The visit by the IMBA Trail Care Crew to provide trail building education to the volunteer workforce that will be helping to build the trails at WCU was a huge success. We had around 60 volunteers show up for the Saturday workshop.

Pictures from the Saturday Workshop
Blog post from the Trail Care Crew


morning classroom session at the Trail Building Workshop


final instructions


volunteers were able to clear about 3/4 mile of trail corridor on Saturday

 

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