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Crawford ParkNortheast3915 Melody\u00a0Rd8.33YesNo11formerly Edmonton Heights ParkJohn Hunt ParkSouthwest2151 Airport\u00a0Rd428.01YesYes2122Outdoor Exercise facility and a multipurpose fieldJones Family ParkSoutheast33NoYesPassive Greenway, will be part of the future Aldridge Creek greenway expansionKen Johnston ParkSoutheast1100 Mt. Gap\u00a0Rd18.36YesNoOutdoor Exercise facility, Trail head for Aldridge Creek greenwayKent Roberson ParkSouthwest7620 Logan\u00a0Dr13.68YesNo222Also known as “Logan Park”Kids’ SpaceSouthwest2010 Airport\u00a0Rd0YesNoLocated within John Hunt ParkKiwanis Soccer ParkSouthwest4201 Bob Wallace\u00a0Av6.39NoNo1Knox Creek ParkNorthwest180 Greenbank\u00a0Dr26.76YesNo1Lakewood ParkNorthwest2225 York\u00a0Rd32.45YesNo231 multipurpose fieldLewter ParkNortheast1501 Wellman\u00a0Av0.52YesNoformerly Wellman ParkMaple Hill ParkSoutheast1351 Mcclung Av8.64YesNoAlso known as “Dead Children’s Playground,” 1 multipurpose fieldMaplewood ParkNorthwest4943 N Mem Pkwy9.5YesNo1Mastin Lake ParkNorthwest3315 Watson\u00a0Dr31.73YesNo122Mayfield ParkSouthwest550 Thornton Av8.88YesNo22McGucken ParkSoutheast13020 Bailey Cove\u00a0Rd37.1YesYes21232accesses Aldridge Creek GreenwayMeadow Hill ParkNorthwestMedaris\u00a0Rd1.06YesNo11Merrimack ParkSouthwest3501 Triana Blvd46.8YesNo10Also known as “Huntsville Park”Metro Kiwanis SportsplexSouthwest3590 Patton\u00a0Rd64.92YesNo6Oak ParkNortheast2250 Oakwood\u00a0Av9.2YesNo22Oakmont ParkNorthwest2224 Euclid\u00a0Rd3.72YesNoOgden ParkSouthwest5251 Triana BlvdNoNo11 multipurpose fieldOptimist ParkNortheast703 Oakwood\u00a0Av8.5YesNo1Playground good size for toddlers, small equipmentPhilpot ParkNortheast1211 Philpot\u00a0Av4YesNo2Also known as “Chapman Park”Pine ParkSouthwest3951 Pine\u00a0Av2.34YesNoRobert E. Lee Cramer Jr. ParkSoutheast600 Meridian\u00a0St2.8YesNoA part of “Gateway Greenway”Sandhurst ParkSouthwest2928 Green Cove\u00a0Rd17.1YesNo12Scenic OverlookSoutheast2251 Governors\u00a0Dr4.5NoNoPassive GreenspaceScenic View ParkNorthwest2705 Scenic View\u00a0Dr5.1YesNo1Sherwood ParkNorthwest325 Town and Country\u00a0Dr5YesYes11Also known as “Forest Park”SkateparkDowntown200 Cleveland\u00a0Av0.66NoNoStoner ParkNorthwest3715 Bragg\u00a0St67.62YesNo11642University ParkNorthwest4419 Saundralane\u00a0Dr10.74YesNo14A part of UAHVeteran’s ParkDowntown200 Monroe\u00a0St2.64NoNoformerly Gateway Park, accesses Gateway Greenway, Passive GreenspaceWillow ParkSoutheast1928 Aftonbrae Dr9.34YesYes221 multipurpose fieldWindsor Manor ParkNorthwest6500 Pisgah\u00a0Dr7.99No112Proposed parks[edit]Capshaw Road ParkZierdt Road ParkCurrent greenways[edit]As of 2017[update], there are 9 greenways with 73 miles (117\u00a0km) of trail.Aldridge Creek Greenway[edit]Aldridge Creek Greenway is a 103.55-acre greenway[3] consisting of a 4.25-mile-long (6.84\u00a0km) walking and biking trail in South Huntsville that runs along Aldridge Creek connecting Ken Johnston Park to Ditto Landing and the Tennessee River. The greenway runs north along Aldridge Creek from the main trailhead for 1.25 miles to the sidewalk on the west side of Bailey Cove Road just north of Country Lane Drive and south to the entrance of Ditto Landing, about 3.5 miles. The address of the park is 1100 Mountain Gap Road at Ken Johnston Park just west of Bailey Cove Road. Parking is also available on the south end of the greenway at Ditto Landing and additional parking is located behind Challenger School on Chaney Thompson Road.The city had planned to continue the greenway north to connect to Atwood Linear Park Greenway. However, Valley Hill Country Club will not allow the city to expand the greenway through their golf course. The city has plans to construct future segments of the greenway from the current north terminus to the east end of Esslinger Road.Atwood Linear Park Greenway[edit]Atwood Linear Park Greenway is a 0.9-mile-long (1.4\u00a0km) trail[4] that connects Jones Family Park to the Valley Hill Country Club. The trail is a multi-use walking and biking trail that runs along Atwood Drive in the Jones Valley area of Southeast Huntsville. Parking is available at Jones Family Park on the north side of Four Mile Post Road.Big Cove Creek Greenway[edit]Big Cove Creek Greenway is a 53-acre greenway in southeast Huntsville’s Hampton Cove subdivision that runs along Big Cove Creek north to just south of Caldwell Lane. There is a multipurpose walking and biking trail that is 2.86 miles (4.60\u00a0km) long[5] that connects the Flint River greenway to the Hampton Cove community. The city of Huntsville plans to extend the greenway north to Monte Sano Mountain and connect it to the existing Arrowhead trail.Flint River Greenway[edit]The Flint River Greenway is one of the newest greenways in the city of Huntsville. It is located in southeast Huntsville in the Hampton Cove subdivision. Currently, there is a 1.87-mile-long (3.01\u00a0km) walking and biking trail[6] connecting Old US 431 to the Big Cove Creek Greenway in the Hays Nature Preserve where parking is available. The city of Huntsville plans to extend the greenway south along the Flint River to eventually connect to the Tennessee River greenway.When completed, the greenway will be 36.0 miles (57.9\u00a0km) long and contain canoe launch sites spaced throughout the length of the greenway.Gateway Greenway[edit]Gateway Greenway is a 0.6 miles (0.97\u00a0km) long trail that connects Veterans Park to Pratt Avenue[7] in downtown Huntsville. Parking is available along Meridian Street.Indian Creek Greenway[edit]Indian Creek Greenway is a series of greenways that make up 3.77 miles (6.07\u00a0km) of walking and biking trails in West Huntsville.[8] The north section of the greenway is located in the Providence subdivision off of University Drive. The larger, south section of the greenway, which is 2.95 miles (4.75\u00a0km) long, runs from Creekwood Park to Old Madison Pike just west of Cummings Research Park. Parking is available at the trail heads at Creekwood Park and off Old Madison Pike east of Slaughter Road.Little Cove Road Greenway[edit]Little Cove Road Greenway is made up of a 5.04 miles (8.11\u00a0km) long trail[9] that connects Big Cove Creek Greenway north to the Flint River in Southeast Huntsville. The greenway travels along Little Cove Road\/Eastern Bypass\/Old Hwy 431.Tennessee River Greenway[edit]The Tennessee River Greenway connects to the Aldridge Creek Greenway at Ditto Landing in South Huntsville and adds an additional 0.93 miles (1.50\u00a0km) of walking and biking trail that runs along the Tennessee River.[10] This greenway connects Ditto Landing to the Madison County Marina. Parking is available at Ditto Landing. The City of Huntsville plans to extend the greenway south along the river and will end at the Flint River, where it will eventually connect to the Flint River greenway.Wade Mountain Greenway[edit]In North Huntsville lies nearly 5.5 miles (8.9\u00a0km) of greenway known as Wade Mountain Greenway with 1 mile (1.6\u00a0km) of a paved trail and 4.375 miles (7.041\u00a0km) is an unpaved hiking trail.Proposed greenways[edit]Barren Fork \/ Miller Branch – Southwest Huntsville near Huntsville International Airport that will connect Martin Road with Wheeler National Wildlife RefugeBetts Spring Branch Greenway – Southwest Huntsville. Along with a proposed Madison City greenway of the same name, will connect to Indian Creek Greenway and Cummings Research Park.Big Spring – Downtown Huntsville. This greenway will connect Big Spring Park to the Monte Sano Nature Preserve.Blevins Gap – Hampton Cove\/Jones Valley. This greenway will connect Big Cove Greenway to Blevins Gap Nature Preserve and Baliey Cove Road running along Cecil Asburn Drive.Blue Spring Creek – Northwest Huntsville.Broglan North – Northwest Huntsville.Broglan South – West of Downtown Huntsville. This greenway will connect Holmes Avenue to Governors Drive.Chapman Mountain – Northeast Huntsville. This greenway will connect Monte Sano State Park will Alabama A&M.Dallas Branch – North of Downtown Huntsville.Dry Creek Northwest Huntsville. This greenway will connect Providence and Indian Creek Greenway with Wade Mountain.Huntsville Spring Branch – West Huntsville. This greenway will run north\/south connecting Downtown with Ditto Landing.Knox Creek – West Huntsville near Athens. This greenway will run south of Capshaw Road connecting Limestone Creek with Wall Triana Highway.Limestone Creek – Limestone County. This greenway will run 14 miles, connecting East Limestone to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge.McDonald Creek – Southwest Huntsville. This greenway will connect U.S. Space and Rocket Center with John Hunt Park.Pinhook II – North of Downtown. This greenway will run north from Big Spring Park to Sparkman Drive.Smithers Mountain – Northeast Huntsville.Spacewalk I – East Huntsville. This greenway will connect the Burritt Museum and Monte Sano State Park with Blevins Gap.Spacewalk II – East Huntsville. This greenway will connect Blevins Gap (Blevins Gap Nature Preserve) with Madison County Nature Trail.Spacewalk III – East Huntsville. This greenway will connect Madison County Nature Trail with Ditto Landing.Wallace Mountain – Southeast Huntsville. This greenway will connect Spacewalk III with the Flint River.Warparth Ridge – East Huntsville. This greenway will connect Monte Sano Nature Preserve with the Flint River.Weatherly Mountain Greenway – South Huntsville.Zierdt Road – West Huntsville.Preserves[edit]Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary[edit]The  Goldsmith Schiffman Wildlife Sanctuary is located in southeast Huntsville, near Hampton Cove, to the west of the Hays Nature Preserve.Hays Nature Preserve[edit]The Hays Nature Preserve, located in southeast Huntsville near the subdivision of Hampton Cove, is the city’s largest and most undeveloped parklands.[16] The Flint River and Big Cove Creek greenways run through the nature preserve and connect with various hiking trails along the way.[17][18]Monte Sano Nature Preserve[edit]Located on Monte Sano Mountain, Monte Sano Nature Preserve covers 1,107 acres (448\u00a0ha) making it one of the largest urban nature preserves in the US, larger than Central Park. It includes over 25 miles (40\u00a0km) of trails for hiking and mountain biking, which connect to Monte Sano State Park and Burritt on the Mountain.[19] This Preserve is managed in partnership with the Land Trust of North Alabama.Wade Mountain Nature Preserve[edit]Wade Mountain Nature Preserve is a series of greenways and trails that make up 5.375 miles (8.650\u00a0km) of walking and hiking trails in North Huntsville.[20] The trails are made up of 1-mile-long (1.6\u00a0km) paved trail and 4.375 miles (7.041\u00a0km) of unpaved hiking trails that lead up Wade Mountain to the Devil’s Race Track. This Preserve is managed in partnership with the Land Trust of North Alabama.References[edit]  "},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/parks-and-greenways-in-huntsville\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Parks and Greenways in Huntsville"}}]}]