July - 2020

City of Covington Allocates $1 Million Towards Trail Paving

City of Covington Allocates $1 Million Towards Trail Paving

COVINGTON, Georgia – At a recent council meeting, the Covington City Council voted unanimously to allocate $1 million from the 2011 SPLOST towards paving the Cricket Frog Trail within the City's limits. Newton Trails holds a long-term lease on approximately 15 miles of the former Norfolk Southern Railroad right-of-way, including the portion which runs through the City of Covington. Newton Trails and the City have a formal agreement which allows the City to develop, build, and

2020 Supporter Kick Off - Let's Get the Bridge Open !!

2020 Supporter Kick Off - Let's Get the Bridge Open !!

OPEN THE DRIED INDIAN CREEK BRIDGE! Total donations of $21,000 or 19% of project costs are requested from Newton Trails' supporters like you! These donations will help tear down the "bridge closed" sign at Dried Indian Creek Bridge on the Cricket Frog Trail in Covington. Newton Trails already has $80,000 or 74% of total project costs to repair and open the Dried Indian Creek Bridge which is located next to Covington City Hall right off Emory St. The Waterfall Foundation award

Cricket Frog Trail

Cricket Frog Trail

The Cricket Frog Trail runs from Washington Street, just inside the Covington city limits east of Porterdale, to Ziegler Road, just west of Newborn. The mostly-primitive trail travels through historic Covington, Starrsville and Mansfield and past scenic pastures and woodlands. The trail includes four trestle bridges in need of restoration. Closed to public access, the trestle bridges cross the following waterways: Dried Indian Creek, the Alcovy River, West Bear Creek,

Oxford Trails

Oxford Trails

The Oxford Trail is a 1.2 mile, 8-foot-wide, concrete trail in the City of Oxford. We held a ribbon-cutting for the first segment on July 4, 2005 and added additional sections in 2007 and 2010. Developed by Newton Trails in partnership with the City of Oxford and Oxford College, the trail runs along wooded, undeveloped road rights of way behind the campus and along picturesque Turkey Creek. The trail features benches, a kiosk with information about native plants and animals

Eastside Trails

Eastside Trails

Running from Chimney Park and the Newton County Library to Eastside High School, the Eastside Trail is a 2.5-mile, multi-use, greenway trail. Opened in early 2013, the 10-foot-wide concrete path begins off Ramsey Drive in Covington, on the west side of the Newton County Public Library. The first .6 miles meander through a woodland area behind the library and the Newton County Health Center. After winding gently though the woods over rolling terrain, the trail drops down to c