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Southside Park Trail

Southside Park Trail
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Southside Park is a 27-acre passive park in Newton, NC. It has a .2-mile portion of the Carolina Thread Trail which is part of two natural surface fitness trails.
Trail Uses
Accessible Experience Walking / hiking / running Paved surface biking
Location
Newton (NC)
Length
0.20 miles, One Way
Difficulty
Easy
Surface
Pavement
Motorized Vehicles
Not Permitted
Fees
No
Pets
Permitted on leash
Parking Spaces
100
Restrooms
Yes
Hours
Dawn - Dusk
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The .2-mile portion of the Carolina Thread Trail is in the Southside Park in Newton, NC. The active park has a "walking/jogging trail, open air amphitheater, numerous picnic tables, play area, two picnic shelters, two sand volleyball courts, two horseshoe pits, informal ball field, and a large open play area for soccer, kite flying, badminton, frisbee, etc." - Newton, NC Website The trail is lined with carvings in the various tree stumps. The carvings and bordering creek make the trail all that more interesting.

Trail Manager

Visit Newton, NC Website for more information or contact:

City of Newton
Sandra Waters-Director
401 N. Main Avenue
Newton, NC 28658
828-695-4300
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Parking Address: 1775 Southwest Blvd, Newton, NC 28658 MAP

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