Big Creek Greenway Extension Set To Open On Thursday

CUMMING, GA — Forsyth County officials will hold a ribbon cutting on Thursday to open two segments of the phase five portion of the Big Creek Greenway. The ribbon cutting will be held at 9:30 a.m.

“We are excited to offer these extensions of the Greenway that will eventually connect the trail system from the southern county border to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve,” said Parks & Recreation Department Director Jim Pryor.

One of the two segments of phase five opening June 3 will extend the Greenway from the intersection of Kelly Mill Road and Johnson Road to Canton Highway, known as Ga. 20, a distance of 2.27 miles.

The other segment of phase five opening on Thursday originates at the intersection of Ga. 20 and the Spot Road Connector. That segment travels along the Spot Road Connector, Doc Bramblett Road and Spot Road, ending at the Sawnee Mountain Preserve and Visitor Center, a distance of 2.48 miles.

In the future, an additional one-mile segment of phase five will run parallel to Ga. 20, connecting all portions of the Greenway. This segment will be constructed at a later date as part of the planned Georgia Department of Transportation widening of Canton Highway.

When complete, phase five of the Greenway will extend the multi-use trail an additional 5.7 miles from Kelly Mill Road to the Sawnee Mountain Preserve Visitor Center, 4075 Spot Road, making the entire Forsyth County Big Creek Greenway just over 16.5 miles in length.

For more information on the Big Creek Greenway, including an interactive map, visit online.