A portion of the Greenbelt on UWG’s campus – from Maple Street to Aycock Drive – will be closed during the week of July 6, to connect utilities to the adjacent construction site. The trail should be open by Friday, July 10. Please be cautious and do not go through the barricades. The suggested detour […]
On April 2nd, 2020, The State of Georgia has issued a state-wide Shelter in Place Order. This order supersedes the City of Carrollton Shelter In Place Order that was in effect. At this time, all the City of Carrollton facilities like the bathrooms, parks, playgrounds, picnic shelters and tables, fit court, park and recreation buildings are […]
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019 HOBBS FARM FIT COURT OPENS FOR PUBLIC USE After a few final preparations this week, the new Hobbs Farm Park Fit Court is expected to open for public use during the week of September 23. A grant from the Atlanta-based Mary Alice and Bennett Brown Foundation helped build the Hobbs Farm Fit Court, an outdoor exercise area similar to one […]
The West Georgia Chapter of the Georgia Native Plant Society hosted the Grand Opening of Meadow Entrance to Buffalo Creek Trail during their 10th-anniversary celebration. The Meadow is located just a few hundred feet south of the Old Newnan Road Trailhead. The Meadow Entrance refigures what was formerly a sometimes impassable access road to a sewer […]
Who would have thought we would get to celebrate the last day of June in mid-October? As it happened, last Sunday the weather was exceptionally warm, the sun was shining and moods were great. This year’s ride was also the first to follow the entire Big Loop. If you missed the 5th Tour de Carroll […]
October 2017 is jam-packed with great community events. Some of them happen right on the Carrollton GreenBelt, some downtown, but all of them are a great excuse to get out, have fun and be active. October 7: Southwire’s Community Day 5K Southwire’s Community Day is Saturday, October 7. Check out the Southwire Blog to read about […]
The BIG Big Loop Bike Ride Details Please review the following information before arriving at the trailhead. IMPORTANT NOTES ON THE RIDE Dear fellow bikers, please remember that this is a ride, not a race. The Carrollton GreenBelt is a multi use path and when pedestrians and bikers cross paths, bikes must yield to foot […]
The BIG EVENT 5K Run / Walk Details Please review the following information before arriving at the trailhead. REGISTRATION AND PACKET PICKUP Early t-shirt and race number pickup is set for Friday, April 14, between 11am and 1pm at the Carrollton Parks and Recreation office (118 S White Street in Carrollton). The registration table opens […]
The Carrollton GreenBelt Ribbon Cuttings of 2012-2015 were all celebrated by a community 5K run & walk. As the GreenBelt’s mileage grew longer, the runs became more popular. But for the Official Opening, The Grand Reveal, The Ribbon Cutting, The Final Mile, the Sweet Sixteen, or, as we came to call that last event to […]