Public Meetings October 17 and 19
The best version of the Saluda Grade Trail is one that includes your input! Share your vision, goals, and concerns for the Trail at two drop-in style public meetings in October.
The best version of the Saluda Grade Trail is one that includes your input! Share your vision, goals, and concerns for the Trail at two drop-in style public meetings in October.
The SC State Legislature recently included $10 million in the 2023-2024 budget towards the purchase of the Saluda Grade Trail, which will run through Northern Spartanburg and Greenville Counties into the mountains of Western NC.
A coalition of nonprofits that is spearheading the Saluda Grade Trail has reached an agreement with Norfolk Southern to sell the 31-mile rail line for use as a recreational rail trail.
The Polk County Community Foundation has pledged a $250,000 grant toward the Saluda Grade Trail.
A coalition of nonprofits in North Carolina and South Carolina are working together to purchase the inactive Saluda Grade railroad corridor for a new approximately 31-mile rail trail.