Piedmont Greenway Master Plan - Town of Kernersville

main Piedmont Greenway trail along Mountain Street and South Main Street.
• Hester-Vance House - located on Salisbury Street in Kernersville, originally was used as slave
quarters.
• Fourth of July Park School House - The historic restored one-room schoolhouse stands
in the 16-acre wooded park.
Existing Bicycle and Trail Routes
Many roadways in the study area are not suitable for bicycle traffic. There is a system of
designated routes and cyclists can use the North Carolina Bicycle Transportation Map as a guide.
This map was developed as part of a Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan funded by NCDOT, and is available
from NCDOT. The map shows several roadways in the study area and their bicycle suitability
rating—easy, moderate, advanced and use extreme caution—according to traffic conditions, sight
distances and pavement width. In Guilford County, the City of Greensboro has also produced a
• Old Mill of Guilford - Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the mill is nestled
just outside of Greensboro along highway 68 on the banks of Beaver Creek. The Mill
started operation around 1764. Products from the Old Mill such as stone ground meals, grits
and flours are sold on the premises and are shipped all over the world.
• Oak Ridge Military Academy - The columned brick buildings of the Oak Ridge Military
Academy have stood since the academy was established in 1852. Oak Ridge Military Academy was
founded more than 150 years ago and continues to follow military traditions that have spanned world
wars and other conflicts.
Since both Körner’s Folly and the Hester-Vance House are important historical sites, the Piedmont
Greenway could provide interpretation trail of these sites in context of the historic evolution of the Town of
Kernersville.
Careful planning and consideration must be given to these important cultural and historic sites in order
to link Piedmont Greenway and future corridors within the town. Current access to these facilities from
the corridor is generally inadequate. Many of the streets parallel to the corridor could provide access to the
Piedmont Greenway, while others lack sidewalks and necessary width for safe walking and bicycling. The
Piedmont Greenway can link to many of these historical and cultural sites. The proposed Piedmont Greenway
provides an expansion of the community-related theme that in the future can extend into the neighborhoods of
Kernersville and create an exciting partnership among its diverse socioeconomic groups.
Existing Trail, Bicycle, and Pedestrian Facilities
Although the natural beauty of the region surrounds the study corridor, significant opportunities for
outdoor recreation are generally limited to public lands located outside of city limits. Residents and visitors
to the area must travel along narrow and/or busy roadways to reach the hiking, bicycling or equestrian trails
located within the parks such as Salem Lake, Lake Brandt and Lake Higgins. With a few exceptions, closeto-home
recreation and non-motorized transportation facilities are currently unavailable within the study area.
These exceptions include opportunities provided by a few scattered, short segments of trails located within the
cities and counties which could serve as links for a future central greenway system. The following is a description
of the major trails and bicycle and pedestrian facilities in the Piedmont region.
“Greensboro Area Bike & Trail Map.” This map overlays the existing road system and shows
existing bike and tails systems. The City of Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department, Planning
Department, and Guilford County Department of Transportation produced the map. The map
is available from any of these departments. The Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Bike Map identifies
County and urban bicycle routes, greenways, urban parks, schools, and other points of interest.
This plan is available at the Winston-Salem Transportation Department and from the City/County
Planning Department.
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