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Description:
This greenway extends from Mallard Creek Greenway to University City Boulevard (NC Hwy 49), completing an important connection to and through the UNC Charlotte campus. Appropriately named for a strong community leader, Ruth G. Shaw has contributed to our community, particularly through her leadership in the Carolina Thread Trail and as Director of the Board of Trustees for UNC Charlotte. This trail honors Dr. Shaw's as a respected civic and business leader, she has made her mark in higher education, environment, energy and economic development. This trail recognizes Ruth G. Shaw's life-long commitment

Ruth G. Shaw

to service and learning. 

This greenway extends from Mallard Creek Greenway to University City Boulevard (NC Hwy 49), completing an important connection to and through the UNC Charlotte campus.
The addition of Toby Creek Greenway to the Clarks-Mallard Greenway system provides a total of 9 miles of greenway connectivity.  A greenway connector trail has also been provided from Toby Creek Greenway to North Tryon Street through the campus woods of the Preserve.  This connector allows greenway users to reach additional retail and dining opportunities.  Active transportation commuters can be seen continuously biking and walking their way across campus.

Directions:
This greenway crosses UNC Charlotte campus and connects to Mallard Creek Greenway.

-I-85 to Exit 45 (WT Harris Blvd)
-Take WT Harris West to Mallard Creek Rd
-Turn Right on Mallard Creek Rd
-Follow Mallard Creek Rd until you see Mallard Creek Elementary School on Left. Parking allowed at the school in lots closest to street

Parking:
210 East Mallard Creek Church Road Charlotte, NC 28262 (Kirk Farm Fields)
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Length: 1.60 miles

Nearby Amenities:
UNC Charlotte Campus

Nature Facts:
The greenway winds through a floodplain forest, under a canopy of mature Sugarberry, Box Elder, Tulip Poplar and Sycamore trees.  Many species of butterflies can be observed here including azures, mourning cloaks, question marks, tiger swallowtails, and zebra swallowtails.  Watch for groups of tiger swallowtails “puddling” together in wet spots and zebra swallowtails in the occasional patches of papaw, the “host plant” they require to lay their eggs.   Squirrels are abundant and raccoon can be found on the edge of the creek in the mud and sand.  Quiet observers will possibly catch a glimpse of coyotes as they make their way along the forested corridor in the early mornings and evenings.

For more information: please contact Gwen Cook, Greenway Planner 704-432-1570, email gwen.cook@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov