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Status: Partially
Open/Under Construction
County: Allen
City: Fort
Wayne / Aboite Township
Endpoints:
Currently Open:
Northeast- Smith Rd
Southwest- Hazelhurst Drive
Total Planned:
Northeast- Rivergreenway at Rockhill Park
Southwest- Eagle Marsh (near I-69)
Trailheads:
Connections: Will
connect to the West Jefferson path along Jefferson Blvd, which connects
to the existing Rivergreenway at Swinney Park on the St. Marys River.
Activities:
biking
walking
Surface:
asphalt
Length:
Currently Open: 1 mile
Total Planned: 6.8 miles
Descrption: The
Towpath Trail will follow the former Wabash & Erie Canal route. The canal
towpath route was also reused in the early 20th century to carry electric
interurban trains. The Wabash in Erie canal once stretched from Toledo
to Evansville and was the nations longest. Use discontinued in 1874
as inland traffic diverted to railroads.
The new trail will provide the connection between the planned 50-mile
Aboite Trails
system on the west side of Fort Wayne, of which several miles are
either open or under construction, and the 26-mile Rivergreenway, which
lines the St. Joesph, St. Marys and Maumee Rivers and connects to the
town of New Haven on Fort Wayne's east side. The Towpath will also
connect trail users to Eagle Marsh, a 676-acre restored wetlands area.
Future Plans:
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