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The Heritage Trail is a walk through Greenwood’s industrial history.
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The Heritage Trail is a walk through Greenwood’s industrial history. It was the first completed piece of the Greenwood County Rails to Trails project, repurposing old Georgia & Florida Railroad beds as recreational resources. The two-mile trek begins on Main Street in Uptown Greenwood, winds south through shady countryside, and ends near Florida Avenue.
The trailhead is at the plaza outside the kid-favorite Railroad Historical Center’s visitor center, an area once called Hobo Jungle, where train-hopping transients used to gather and share tails of adventure. The plaza includes interpretive signage and two passenger cars from the early 1900s.
Not far away is the Uptown Market, with local produce, baked goods and crafts, as well as the Splash Pad, a great place for children to cool off on a warm day.
The trail passes the old Coca-Cola building, an adjacent field where trains used to transport circus animals and equipment for a downtown parade, and the 100-year-old Panola and Mathews mills and other historic sites. The paved trail ends in the countryside near Florida Avenue.
Trail Length: 2.5 miles
Difficulty: Easy
Trail Activities: Biking, Walking, Inline Skating; Wheelchair Accessible
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