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THE HIGHLANDS PLATEAU GREENWAY
A NATIONAL RECREATION TRAIL

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The Highlands Plateau Greenway was designated a National Recreation Trail
by the Secretary of the Interior on May 3, 2010.
For the article, see Highlands: Featured National Recreation Trail

Also Hillrie Quin was honored by American Trails
with the 2010 State Trail Worker Award for North Carolina.
For the article, see 2010 State Trail Worker Awards

See Our Greenway Newsletter of September 2011.

The Highlands Greenway Map of Existing and Proposed Trails

Highlands Greenway Map, Summer, 2011

Click here for a large-scale, detailed version of the Greenway Map.


For photographic examples of Highlands Greenway projects, click these links:
Building a Trail, Constructing Stone Steps, Cribbing a Trail, Using a Highline.

The Big Bear Pen Trail Through Rhododendron Park, and Planting Trees


Greenway Cartoon © 2009 by Karen Hawk from Highlands' Newspaper.

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This website is constantly under construction. For more information about the Highlands Plateau Greenway, please contact us at highlandsgreenway@nctv.com or P. O. Box 2608, Highlands, NC 28741-2608.
Last modified on January 7, 2012.