Welcome To Charlotte's RibbonWalk Forest

Just Minutes From Downtown Charlotte, NC

Open to the public Monday - Saturdays, 9am - dusk, Sunday 11am - dusk.

Directions To RibbonWalk
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North of Charlotte, NC on Statesville Avenue (Road), turn right on Nevin Road
(1.2 miles) and watch for the white RibbonWalk sign on your left as you pass the Thompson Glen subdivision.

From West Sugar Creek, turn left on Nevin Road (1.2 miles). Watch for the log cabin on your right. Entrance is next paved road on your right
(Hoyt Hinson Rd.)

176 Acres Preserved For Future Generations

Over 176 acres of natural woodlands, comprising the southern end of Nevin Park
lies largely untouched and unnoticed just minutes away from downtown
Charlotte, NC.

Featuring four walking trails, three large ponds, free flowing creeks, a huge picnic
area with tables under large shade trees and acres of forest probably not
walked since the American Indians used this as their hunting ground.

Nestled in the forest is a stand of huge American Beech trees -- a slow growing
tree of impressive stature. Eighty to 100 such trees make up the Treasure Grove
at RibbonWalk, some of them over 200 years old.

On site, a hand-hewn log cabin that dates back to the 1770's now stands and
waits to be restored as a visitor's center. The ruins of another cabin, dating to
1820, is found along one trail; footings, chimney and remains of a double-seater
outhouse from a more recent farmhouse stand close to another trail.


Originally conceived as the Charlotte Botanical Garden, Ribbonwalk has stepped
out of the shadow of the multimillion dollar financed Daniel Stowe Botanical
Garden (in Gastonia) and found its own niche --- natural woodland beauty.
Visitors, students, youth groups, and naturalists come year-round to walk the trails
and explore the site --- finding rare plants (some endangered), many species
of birds and other wildlife.

Copy These Links To Photos & More Information

RibbonWalk Photo Galleries
http://community.webshots.com/album/69039314qTLlEh

The Trails of RibbonWalk Forest page
(including Map & Trail descriptions):
http://hometown.aol.com/deritareporter/myhomepage/travel.html


Welcome to RibbonWalk Information Page:
http://hometown.aol.com/deritareporter/myhomepage/favorite.html


Current Links To Derita-Statesville Road Community Web Pages
http://hometown.aol.com/deritarep/myhomepage/favorite.html


Derita-Statesville Road Community Organization Calendar of Events
http://hometown.aol.com/deritadsrco/myhomepage/diary.html

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