The popular Little Sugar Creek Greenway Run is held once a month on Saturday mornings. Please check the home page, the calendar page, or the CRC social media pages (Instagram or Facebook), for the next upcoming dates and times for this event.
The start location for this run is : 2524 Tyvola Rd, Charlotte, NC 28210. The parking lot offers direct access to the greenway, and we recommend arriving early to secure a parking spot. Additional parking is located across Tyvola at the University Sports Complex if needed.
For anyone who is new to the area, this gorgeous greenway system is along the Little Sugar Creek Greenway, which stretches southward on the LSC segment from Tyvola Rd to I-485, and on to LSC segment that connects to the Polk Historic Site, covering approximately 6.6 miles in one direction. Furthermore, the recent extension to Pineville Lake Park and beyond to the South Carolina border is now open, offering additional mileage options. There's no set distance for this run since you can turnaround at any time. To help you plan your run, below are some popular distances and turnaround points.
Sharon Rd West Turnaround Approx. total out and back: 6.7 miles From the parking lot, bear right when connecting to the main greenway. Stay straight, looking around 3.2 miles in for the Sharon Rd West access sign. Turn around and return. *Note that this is paved path the entire way. |
I-485 Turnaround Approx. total out and back: 9.6 miles From the parking lot, bear right when connecting to the main greenway. Stay straight, looking around 4.8 miles in for the I-485 overpass and signs. Turn around and return. *Note that this is paved path the entire way. |
Polk State Historic Site Turnaround Approx. total out and back: Half Marathon 13.1 From the parking lot, bear right when connecting to the main greenway. Stay straight, looking around 6.6 miles in for the Polk Historic Site signs and parking lot. Turn around and return. *Note that this is paved path the entire way. |
Water will be available at the start / finish as well as along the greenway. At the 8 mile mark, Pineville Lake Park offers restrooms and water fountains. Such facilities are also available at Park Rd Park, accessible via a greenway offshoot less than a mile from the start, as well as at around the 3.2 mile mark at the Sharon Rd West greenway access parking lot.
We encourage EVERYONE to attend no matter your level of experience or ability. Our runs and events are (and always will be) free for anyone to attend. Membership to the Charlotte Running Club is not required. Please note that you run at your own risk.
As much as we would like to, we cannot guarantee that all runners who come will match up on pace. Please feel free to bring a friend to run with!
If you would like to volunteer and/or have suggestions on improving your running experience at our runs, please email us at run.charlotte@gmail.com!
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