Davidson residents know this spot, but not many others venture here. Located at 15700 Thompson Road, Mint Hill.
We can all be grateful this nature oasis was preserved. Along the way, admire the stands of stately silvery beech, which keep last season’s copper leaves all winter long. You can combine several trails to make a nearly 3-mile loop. Expect to get your feet wet as some parts of trails are still under construction. This is the area’s newest nature preserve - so new that on a recent weekend, the property had few other visitors. They’re quiet enough that you can hear the trill of chorus frogs, the “keer keer” cries of red-shouldered hawks and yes, even the thoughts in your own head. (Yep, we’re talking about you, Four Mile Creek Greenway at Rea Road.)
In just the county’s nature preserves alone, some monthly visitation jumped almost 30% since the pandemic.īut it’s not easy to cultivate calm when you’re dodging so many other peace-seekers - and their bikes and Goldendoodles - on a crowded path.
Record numbers have turned to the solace of the natural world to relieve stress and stretch horizons in a virus-cramped existence. Mecklenburg County greenways, parks and nature preserves have never seen so many of us. This article appeared in the March 20, 2021, edition of The Charlotte Ledger, an e-newsletter with original local news. MaEven on a popular walking path like the McAlpine Creek Greenway, you can find solitude in nature if you pick the time of day carefully.
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