Projects
Rad Rabbit (Section I)
Status: Completed!
UGATA, in partnership with Greenville County Rec, constructed a ~800 linear foot “single track sidewalk” to parallel the Green Line of the Prisma Health Swamp Rabbit Trail. This is the first section of the Rad Rabbit Trail which UGATA hopes will parallel many portions of the Swamp Rabbit.
Piedmont Riverfront Park
Status: Completed!
UGATA recently partnered with Anderson County to construct a 0.5-mile trail network overlooking the Saluda River in Piedmont.
Fernwood Nature Trail
Status: Completed!
UGATA partnered with the City of Greenville to replace the large trail bridge on Fernwood Nature Trail in Cleveland Park.
Heritage Park to Fountain Inn Swamp Rabbit Trail
Status: Completed!
UGATA is working with Seamon Whiteside Engineering to design and permit a 3.5 mile Multi-use trail to connect Heritage Park to the existing Swamp Rabbit Trail in Fountain Inn
Gap Creek Passage of the Palmetto Trail
Status: Completed!
The Upstate Trail Corps is partnering with the Palmetto Conservation Foundation to complete the new 12-mile Gap Creek Passage of the Palmetto Trail.
Mile Creek Park Loop
Status: Completed!
Upstate Trail Corps is partnering with Pickens County Parks, Recreation, & Tourism to complete a 3-mile loop trail at Mile Creek Park.
Country Club Park Trails
Status: Completed!
UGATA’s Upstate Trail Corps is partnering with the City of Greer’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism to build a ~1 mile nature trail inside Country Club Road Park.
Dismal Park Trail Rebuild
Status: Completed!
UGATA’s Upstate Trail Corps partnered with South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism to rebuild a deteriorated portion of this scenic trail in Caesar’s Head State Park.
David Jackson Park Nature Trail
Status: Completed!
UGATA is partnering with Greenville Rec to bring a new trail to David Jackson Park!
Orange Line of the Swamp Rabbit Trail
Status: Completed!
Our founding project, the one that birthed UGATA!
Lakeside Park Trails
Status: Completed!
The Lakeside Park trail project is a huge win for the Upstate, especially for the underserved neighborhood where it is located.
TR Greenway
Status: Completed!
UGATA is working to build a 2.1 mile greenway connector from TR High School to the George I. Theisen Family YMCA
Interactive Greenways Map
Status: Completed!
UGATA created a comprehensive, interactive map of all the high quality trails and greenways in the Upstate and show the areas where our network can be improved and expanded. Please take a look, and if you have any suggestions or edits please reach out to Sam.
Upstate AmeriCorps Trail Crew
Status: Completed!
UGATA hosts an AmeriCorps team to build and maintain natural surface trails across the Upstate.
Sulphur Springs/Swamp Rabbit Trail Green Paint
Status: Completed!
With the generous help of Carli’s Legacy, UGATA added green paint to the existing Sulphur Springs crosswalk
Lakeside Park Trailhead
Status: Completed!
The Lakeside Trail Network has a brand new Trailhead to welcome you to the trails and let you know how we built them.
Removal of bollards from Swamp Rabbit Trail in City of Greenville
Status: Completed!
UGATA assisted our partner the City of Greenville in bringing the Swamp Rabbit Trail in the city limits into compliance with best practices under the Federal Highway Administration.
Main St/Stone Ave Green Paint
Status: Completed!
UGATA has improved this intersection by adding green paint!
Troop 19 Trail
Status: Completed!
There is an exciting network of soft-surface trails next to the Greenville Zoo in Cleveland Park. But by 2018, the trails had become unusable due to overgrown vegetation and many fallen trees.
