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[[Image:Greenway_trail_map.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Five Mile Creek Greenway in Gardendale]]
[[Image:Greenway_trail_map.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Five Mile Creek Greenway in Gardendale]]
The '''Five Mile Creek Greenway''' in [[Gardendale]] is a two mile segment of the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway]]. The segment is part of 16.5-mile trail system that follows the path of the abandoned [[Cane Creek Branch]] rail corridor that winds its way through northern and western Jefferson County. It opened in June [[2019]].
The '''Five Mile Creek Greenway''' in [[Gardendale]] is a 2-mile long segment of the 16.5-mile [[Five Mile Creek Greenway]] which follows the path of the abandoned [[Cane Creek Branch]] rail corridor through northern and western [[Jefferson County]]. The recreational trail, which opened in Gardendale in June [[2019]], welcomes runners, walkers, cyclists and pets, but not motorized vehicles.


The trail is paved with crushed limestone from Jew Hollow Road to [[Shady Grove Road]], connecting the path to the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway (Fultondale)|greenway segment]] in [[Fultondale]]’s [[Black Creek Park]]. It will eventually connect to the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway (Brookside)|greenway segment]] in [[Brookside]]. [[Vulcan Materials Company]] donated the first 700 tons of gravel for the trail and provided a discount on the additional gravel needed to surface the trail.
Gardendale's greenway picks up from the western end of the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway (Fultondale )|Fultondale segment]] at [[Shady Grove Road]] between [[Easterwood Boulevard]] and [[Franklin Circle]]. It proceeds west toward [[Fieldstown Road]], just north of [[Brookside-Coalburg Road]] where a trailhead was constructed with connections to the [[Gardendale Urban Trail System]] at the [[Clemons Recreational Complex]] to the north. From there the greenway continues west, bending northward as it approaches [[Powder Mill Road]] ([[Jefferson County Road 67]]) and ends at the intersection of [[Plum Road]] (formerly Jew Hollow Road), where the [[Five Mile Creek Greenway (Brookside)|Brookside segment]] begins.


The trailhead is located at the intersection of [[Fieldstown Road]] and [[Coalburg Road]]. A section of the trail connects to the [[Gardendale Urban Trail System]] in the [[Clemons Recreational Complex]].
[[Vulcan Materials Company]] donated 700 tons of crushed limestone for the trail project and furnished additional materials at a discount.
 
==External Links==
* [http://freshwaterlandtrust.org/five-mile-creek/ Freshwater Land Trust website]
* [http://www.redrocktrail.org/ Red Rock Ridge & Valley Trail System] website


==References==
==References==
* Harris, Erik (June 14, 2019) "5 Mile Creek Greenway opens newest section in Gardendale" {{NJN}}
* Harris, Erik (June 14, 2019) "5 Mile Creek Greenway opens newest section in Gardendale" {{NJN}}
* Rebman, Stephanie (June 14, 2019) "New stretch of Five Mile Creek Greenway opens in Gardendale" {{BBJ}}
* Rebman, Stephanie (June 14, 2019) "New stretch of Five Mile Creek Greenway opens in Gardendale" {{BBJ}}
* Harris, Erik (July 12, 2019) "North Jefferson Mag: New trail system will connect 6 cities" {{NJN}}
==External Links==
* [http://freshwaterlandtrust.org/five-mile-creek/ Five Mile Creek] at the Freshwater Land Trust website


[[Category:Five Mile Creek Greenway]]
[[Category:Five Mile Creek Greenway|Gardendale]]
[[Category:Red Rock Ridge & Valley Trail System]]
[[Category:Gardendale parks]]
[[Category:Gardendale parks]]
[[Category:2019 establishments]]
[[Category:2019 works]]

Latest revision as of 16:22, 7 June 2023

Five Mile Creek Greenway in Gardendale

The Five Mile Creek Greenway in Gardendale is a 2-mile long segment of the 16.5-mile Five Mile Creek Greenway which follows the path of the abandoned Cane Creek Branch rail corridor through northern and western Jefferson County. The recreational trail, which opened in Gardendale in June 2019, welcomes runners, walkers, cyclists and pets, but not motorized vehicles.

Gardendale's greenway picks up from the western end of the Fultondale segment at Shady Grove Road between Easterwood Boulevard and Franklin Circle. It proceeds west toward Fieldstown Road, just north of Brookside-Coalburg Road where a trailhead was constructed with connections to the Gardendale Urban Trail System at the Clemons Recreational Complex to the north. From there the greenway continues west, bending northward as it approaches Powder Mill Road (Jefferson County Road 67) and ends at the intersection of Plum Road (formerly Jew Hollow Road), where the Brookside segment begins.

Vulcan Materials Company donated 700 tons of crushed limestone for the trail project and furnished additional materials at a discount.

References

  • Harris, Erik (June 14, 2019) "5 Mile Creek Greenway opens newest section in Gardendale" North Jefferson News
  • Rebman, Stephanie (June 14, 2019) "New stretch of Five Mile Creek Greenway opens in Gardendale" Birmingham Business Journal
  • Harris, Erik (July 12, 2019) "North Jefferson Mag: New trail system will connect 6 cities" North Jefferson News

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