Newton Trails

Over 50 people gathered on the Covington Square Sunday, May 6, as Mayor Ronnie Johnston proclaimed May 2012 to be Bike Month in the City of Covington.  Read the proclamation here.  Afterwards, 46 riders from ages 17 months to 70+ years took off for the Monthly Covington Community Bike Ride.  Read more about it in the Trail Talk Blog.

Read the latest Trail Talk Blog entry to find out how the project and questionnaire described above will have a direct bearing on efforts to revive our local economy.  It really is up to you!

Newton Trails was honored to be among five Newton County non-profits receiving a 2012 grant from the Newton Fund of the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.  To read more about the grant and what it means, read the Trail Talk Blog.

To see how important trails and active outdoor recreation choices are to public health, one need look no further than Minneapolis-St. Paul and the 100+ miles of paved trails that helped make it the healthiest city in America.  Read about it in the Trail Talk Blog.

Newton Trails Chairman Maurice Carter waxes poetic in his Trail Talk blog, recalling a recent stroll along the almost abandoned Central of Georgia rail corridor in downtown Covington.

Unless you're out and about  off the beaten path, you may have missed all the trail links being built across east Atlanta.  Isolated, they are nice local amenities, but viewed in total, they are the superhighway of the 21st Century.  Read about it in the Trail Link Blog.

As the State of Georgia and Newton County continue to lag the nation in recovering from recession, most economists agree our region must rethink strategies for growth and economic health.  In the Trail Talk Blog, our Chairman Maurice Carter makes the case for greenway trails as an essential element in Newton County's toolbox for competing in the 21st Century economy.

Not all trails are paved with concrete, asphalt, or crushed stone...  Some are as fluid as the waters running beneath the bridge and past the Mill in Porterdale.  A greenway trail gives walkers, bicyclists, and others a means to travel on solid ground.  A blueway trail, on the other hand, provides canoeist, kayakers, and rafters a means to travel through the same kinds of scenic outdoor areas.  Partnering with Newton Trails, the Yellow River Preservation & Conservation Group is working to create a blueway trail in Porterdale.  Check out this video of a recent outing to show residents and visitors the river from an up-close-and-personal perspective.

If you aren't up on the latest news, you may not know the City of Porterdale recently received a federal Transportation Enhancements (TE) grant from the Georgia DOT to create a trail head at the Historic Train Depot.  The project will also build a new trail segment from Broad St to the depot and on to the existing loop trail by the Yellow River.  Read the Trail Talk Blog for an update on how Newton Trails will contribute to this project -- with assistance from you, our community of loyal supporters.

Click here to visit our online store and purchase t-shirts, hats, tote bags, coffee mugs, and other fun items that declare your support for trails in Newton County.  You'll let your friends know where you stand, and a portion of the proceeds will benefit Newton Trails.

Building a greenway trail system requires a community working together with a vision, commitment, and clear understanding of who, what, why, where, when, and how.  Signs, columns, and letters are not the answer.  Dialog is the answer.  We love talking with people about how walking and biking trails can benefit our community.  Let us know when we can come talk to your group by filling out this speaker request form.

A little or a lot, everything you give goes toward the mission to build paved trails and greenways in our community.