Outdoors

Trail Name Partners Description

Ft. Mitchell Trail

• Phenix Cit y

• Russell Count y

• Dragonfly Trails of Columbus

• Lee-Russell Council of Governments

• Fort Moore

• Alabama Power

General Lafayette’s Trail

• Town of Hurtsboro

• Phenix Cit y

• Russell Count y

• Lee-Russell Council of Governments

• Dragonfly Trails of Columbus

• Marion County, Georgia

• Fort Moore

Hurtsboro Trail

• Town of Hurtsboro

• Cit y of Phenix Cit y

• Russell County

• Lee-Russell Council of Governments

• Alabama Department of Archives and History

• River Regions Trails

• Dragonfly Trails of Columbus

• Fort Moore

Phenix City to Opelika Trail & Greater Opelika Auburn Trail

100-Mile Trail

• General local support has been expressed; no commitments yet made

Extending from the southern end of the Phenix City Riverwalk south to the Ft. Mitchell Historic Site

• Chattahoochee Count y

• Marion Count y

• Stewart Count y (conceptually)

• Sumter Count y (conceptually)

Carter Butts Trail

• Stewart County

• Many local and regional partners

Conceptual extension of the Ft. Mitchell Trail generally following the path of the Marquis de Lafayette’s travels through Georgia and Alabama

Trail will go from Marion County, across Fort Moore and across the Chattahoochee River, then connect to the Ft. Mitchell Historic Site and to the Hurtsboro Trail

Extension of the General Lafayette and Ft. Mitchell Trails west through Russell County

Conceptual design shows trail linking with regional trail projects planned to both Selma and Montgomer y

Connection from the Phenix Cit y Riverwalk to the Johnny Ray Trail, which is under development, and eventually to link to trails being designed to serve the Auburn-Opelika area

An approximately 100-mile loop trail connecting Fort Moore with the Dragonfly Trails network to Chattahoochee, Stewart, and Marion counties

Formalize and expand the bike route of the Carter Butts Memorial Trail utilized for the Fair on the Square Ride in Stewart Count y (https://carterbuttsbiketrail.com/fair-on-the-square-bicycle-ride/ p// /qy/) to connect the cit y of Lumpkin, Providence Canyon State Park, Florence Marina, the town of Omaha, and Flowing Well Park in a single trail loop

Length

Current Status

Establishing preliminary alignment utilizing existing rights-of-way and utility easements

Conditional approval for funding for engineering services

Next Steps

Engineering and design

Trail highly likely to be constructed

Conceptual alignments currently being prepared

Fort Moore preparing to start engineering and design of its portion of the trail, including the bridge over the Chattahoochee

Historical research on the route being conducted in Marion Count y

Trail planning committee has been organized

Preliminary alignment currently being studied; ideally would utilize abandoned rail line from Montgomery to Ft. Mitchell

Funding being sought for the creation of a trail master plan

Preliminary conversations begun; no firm plans made

100 miles +/-Chattahoochee Count y has submitted application to GDOT for Technical Assistance grant for cities under 5,000 pop. for engineering and design of 13-mile section of trail from Harmony Church to the Marion County line

47 miles An established bike route

Establish a planning committee to begin formal planning process

Exploring availability of local rail lines and the feasibility of rail banking concepts

Identif ying discrete trail sections that can serve as an anchor for regional trail development

Create signage and route markings; formalize and publicize the route

Explore opportunities for enhancements and upgrades

Additional Trail Networks

Dragonfly Trails of Columbus was founded by a group of local trail advocates, Friends of the Dragonfly, who partnered with the PATH Foundation to create a city-wide, 65-mile master trail plan for the city of Columbus. Dragonfly Trails, Inc. was formed in 2017, and it entered into a public-private partnership with the city of Columbus to implement the masterplan. Private, grant, and public funding (through a Transportation Special-Purpose LocalOption Sales Tax, or T-SPLOST) have been used to design, engineer, and build trails according to brand standards. Dragonfly Trails, Inc. is a nonprofit with dedicated staff to implement the masterplan, fundraise, and market Dragonfly Trails.

Trails Under Construction: 10th Street Connector, 1.5-mile trail near completion will connect Uptown to Midtown Columbus

Trails in Design Phase: Midtown Connector (Dinglewood Trail, Lakebottom Trail, Cherokee Trail), River Road Connector

Trails Funded: 5th Avenue Connector, Phase 1 of the Bull Creek Trail

Man O’ War Trail is a Rails-to-Trails project led by the Harris County Chamber of Commerce and funded through T-SPLOST. Currently, the 10-mile trail starts in downtown Pine Mountain, meanders past the Callaway Gardens Country Store, and ends just south of downtown Hamilton. In 2022, the chamber received an additional $5 million through the renewal of the T-SPLOST to begin the next phase of the trail. The long-term plan is to connect the Man O’ War Trail to the Dragonfly Trails at the Harris–Muscogee county line.

Pine Mountain Trail consists of over 23 miles of trails and loops that follow the beautiful Pine Mountain Ridge in F.D. Roosevelt State Park. The trail is designed for hikers and backpackers. Horses and wheeled vehicles are not allowed.