Hiking Project Logo

A greenway made up of mostly wooden decking over the surrounding marshlands.


Your Rating: Rating Rating Rating Rating Rating      Clear Rating
Your Difficulty:
Your Favorites: Add To-Do · Your List
Zoom in to see details
Map Key

4.2

Miles

6.8

KM

Point to Point

542' 165 m

High

523' 159 m

Low

54' 16 m

Up

51' 15 m

Down

0%

Avg Grade (0°)

5%

Max Grade (3°)

Dogs Leashed

Description

The Lower McAlpine Creek Greenway starts off of Pineville-Matthews Road (NC51), travels south under I-485, and concludes at Johnston Road at the intersection with Four Mile Creek Greenway.

From the trailhead on Johnston Road, follow the short paved access road. To stay on McAlpine Creek Greenway, turn right to go under the Johnston Road Bridge (a left turn will take you onto Four Mile Creek Greenway). After the underpass, the greenway follows McAlpine Creek for approximately 1.4 miles before going under I-485. There are several neighborhood access points along this portion of the greenway. After I-485, the greenway circles a neighborhood before swinging back around to the north to follow McMullen Creek. The greenway goes under I-485 again and then continues for approximately 1.4 miles before ending at Pineville-Matthews Road.

Parking is available for the McAlpine Creek Greenway trailhead at 11823 Johnston Road, Charlotte, NC 28226. There is a second parking lot located at 404 Vista Grande Circle, Charlotte, NC 28226.

Parking is available for the McMullen Creek Greenway trailhead at 8135 Pineville-Matthews Rd, Charlotte, NC 28226.

Contacts

Shared By:

Vinnie Connors with improvements by Carolina Thread Trail

Trail Ratings

  4.4 from 7 votes

#2

in Pineville

#8747

Overall
  4.4 from 7 votes
5 Star
57%
4 Star
29%
3 Star
14%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Trail Rankings

#2

in Pineville

#320

in North Carolina

#8,747

Overall
4 Views Last Month
650 Since Mar 18, 2019
Easy Easy

80%
0%
20%
0%
0%
0%

Photos

Lower McAlpine Creek Greenway
Jun 18, 2019 near Pineville, NC
Lower McAlpine Creek Greenway
Jun 18, 2019 near Pineville, NC

0 Comments

Weather


Current Trail Conditions

Unknown
Add Your Check-In

Check-Ins

Aug 23, 2024
Shanice Major
4mi
Jun 18, 2019
Lance Brown
Ruck 18# 5mi — 1h 30m
Welcome

Join the Community! It's FREE

Already have an account? Login to close this notice.