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Hey Green Crescent Trail friends, Below is a quick update on progress towards our community’s goal of 15 miles of connected Green Crescent Trail by the year 2030 (aka 15×30). Things are still moving forward! 🛠️ Under construction Downtown / College Ave Streetscape (City of Clemson). Construction began in March and continues as of early […]
We’re excited to share some great news! The Friends of the Green Crescent Trail is proud to announce that Indigo Advisors &Partners of Clemson has signed on as the Title Sponsor of the 2026 Light the Trail 5K. Community partnerships like this make it possible for us to continue enhancing and promoting the […]
Last year I played disc golf for the first time, a surprisingly addictive sport where players throw flying discs through parks and forests toward basket-shaped targets. It was a fun way to spend time with my wife and daughters while enjoying the outdoors and getting some exercise. And my favorite part? We played locally in […]
It’s been a busy month across the Green Crescent Trail. A new path opened in Clemson, two more are about to break ground, and Pendleton launched a digital walking tour. Here’s where things stand. Recently Opened Ashley Dearing Park Loop (City of Clemson). Foothills Contracting finished a quarter-mile concrete loop around the Ashley Dearing baseball […]
There’s a new kind of energy rolling through our community—and you can hear it in the hum of wheels on smooth concrete. The new Clemson Skate Park, built by the City of Clemson and located right along the Green Crescent Trail in Clemson Park, is already becoming a gathering place full of motion, laughter, and connection. […]
One day last month, over 800 people walked to Clemson Elementary together. Families, kids, neighbors, even a few four-legged friends, all moving down sidewalks that don’t normally see a crowd this big. It was the school’s spring Walk and Roll to School Day, and it felt less like a typical school day and more like […]
On a typical morning in our community, it’s already happening. Children are walking to school with a parent along Berkeley Dr. College students are riding a scooter or bike to camp us along Hwy 93. People are walking for exercise and a breath of fresh air on Pendleton’s Hall Trail. These people-powered trips aren’t a […]
The Green Crescent Trail isn’t just one kind of path. It’s a network built from different types of connections. Some paths are fully separated from traffic. Others follow roads, move through neighborhoods, or connect through natural areas. Together, they will form a network that makes it safer and easier to get where you want to […]
Ten years ago, I was frustrated that I couldn’t safely push my daughter in a stroller from my house to a nearby park. Maybe you’ve had your own version of this story. The goal of the Green Crescent Trail is to change that. We want to make it safer and easier to walk or bike […]
Fifteen connected miles do not build themselves. Behind every trail segment are years of planning, budgeting, engineering, and coordination. Nearly ten miles of Green Crescent Trail segments now exist across Clemson, Central, and Pendleton because elected officials, university trustees, municipal staff, engineers, donors, and residents chose to prioritize safe, connected movement over many years. What […]