North Stanly Trails and Parks

Current Events:

On the second Saturday of each month, a group of volunteers gathers to work on removing invasive plants from the area surrounding the trail.  We’re making a tremendous difference, enabling native plants to move back in where the non-natives had invaded.  The native plants provide food for wildlife, whereas most non-native plants contribute very little to the local food web.  If you’d like to help us in these efforts, go to https://www.carolinathreadtrail.org/how-you-can-help/volunteer/volunteer-event-registration/ to register for an upcoming event.

Trails

The Falcon Trail is part of the Carolina Thread Trail system, a fifteen-county initiative of 1500 planned miles of interlinking trails.  

The first section of the Falcon Trail stretches 2.7 miles from Wesley Chapel Rd, just north of Hwy 52 in Misenheimer through the campus of Pfeiffer University, past Grey Stone School, and into Richfield Park in Richfield, NC.  The trail passes through deciduous forest, running alongside Curl Tail Creek for much of its length.  Click here for more details about the Falcon Trail.  

Richfield Parks and Area Attractions

Richfield Park is a 102-acre park with multiple amenities. It has trails including The Falcon Trail, which is a part of the Carolina Thread Trail system. The park also offers picnic shelters, fishing and disc golf. The park has multiple baseball and softball fields. Click here for details about the Park and area.

New London Parks and Area Attractions

New London has an existing small park on Main Street which offers picnic tables and playground equipment. Land has been donated to the town for an 18 acre park. At this time there are no existing trails in the community but a future portion of the Thread Trail is planned which will pass through New London. Click here for details about the parks and area.

Misenheimer Area Attractions

Misenheimer has a large section of the Falcon Trail. The trail runs through Pfeiffer University property. Most of the North campus of the University is on the National Register of Historic Buildings. Misenheimer is also home to the historic Barringer Mine which was established in 1835 and was the first underground mine in the United States. The Gladstone Academy building, an old school house, was built in 1892 but was in operation earlier. Click here for details about these attractions.

Friends of North Stanly Trails and Parks

The Friends’ primary function is to raise funds to maintain trails in Northern Stanly County. The Friends also secure volunteers to work on the trails. Details on who the Friends are, what the organization is and how it operates can be found by clicking here.