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The Black Creek Greenway represents one of the Town’s longest and most popular greenways due to its length and connection to other important recreational and open space areas. It consists of several segments of trail which extend from Lake Crabtree in the north (Old Reedy Creek Road), to Bond Park, the Town of Cary’s largest municipal park. Collectively these segments total 5.60 miles in length:

Greenway Description

• Starting from the north, the trail begins at Old Reedy Creek Road. Trail users can park along side the road. The trail surface is asphalt and is continuous for a length of 2.5 miles from Old Reedy Creek Road to West Dynasty Road.

  Approximately 1 mile to the south of the Old Reedy Creek Drive entrance is a beautiful observation deck that overlooks Lake Crabtree. In addition, North Cary Park can be accessed from the Black Creek Greenway, which is approximately 2 miles south of the Old Reedy Creek Entrance.

  In addition to accessing the Black Creek Greenway from this location, trail users can also access Umstead State Park (5,000 acres) or the mountain bike trails at Lake Crabtree County Park.

• When traveling south on the 2.5 mile trail segment the trail will terminate at West Dynasty Road. There is a 0.3 mile break in the trail that requires taking a sidewalk link with the next segment of the Black Creek Greenway. To continue on to the next section of the Black Creek Greenway take a right, heading west by sidewalk for 0.3 mile to the next segment of the Black Creek Greenway.

• From W. Dynasty Road, the greenway extends for 1 mile to N.W. Maynard Road. There is a 24 car trailhead parking lot at the southern terminus of this segment of the Black Creek Greenway.

• The next segment starts up on the other side of N.W. Maynard, within Godbold Park. This segment extends from N.W. Maynard to Chapel Hill Road, a distance of 0.3 miles.

  Godbold Park is a 24 acre neighborhood park. This park includes Sk-8 Cary, a 12,000 sq. ft. skate park facility, as well as the Town’s only dog park.

• From the intersection of N.W. Maynard to Castalia Drive (a distance of approximately 2.5 miles) the Black Creek Greenway is incomplete and consists of several disconnected segments. The Town is in the final stages of designing and constructing these segments:

• 0.07 mile segment along the frontage of the State Employees Credit Union located along N.W. Maynard.
• 0.12 mile segment along the frontage of the Carolina Car Wash located along N.W. Maynard.
• 0.38 mile loop trail segment located within the Battery Subdivision, which extends around a scenic 1 acre pond. The subdivision can be accessed from High House Road.

• The final segment of the Black Creek Greenway extends from Castalia Drive into Bond Park, a distance of 0.6 miles. It terminates at the Boathouse facility located within Bond Park.

Directions & Parking

Given the length of the trail, there are multiple locations to access the Black Creek Greenway:

• Old Reedy Creek Road – Access to Old Reedy Creek Road from Weston Parkway. Parking allowed along either side of the road.
• North Cary Park - Northern trailhead with parking can be accessed from North Cary Park on Norwell Boulevard.
• N.W Maynard Black Creek Greenway Trailhead Parking Lot - Southern trailhead with parking located off N.W Maynard Road across from Godbold Park between Harrison Avenue and Chapel Hill Road.
• Godbold Park – Located on south side of N.W. Maynard, between Chapel Hill Road and Harrison. Parking is available to access trail.
• Bond Park – Parking available at several parking lots within Bond Park. Recommend accessing the Black Creek Greenway from the Boathouse Facility parking lot.