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All boogie, all evening…The Trails Boogie is Elkin Valley Trails Association’s annual FUNDRAISER and boy, do we have a bridge to build! While work is progressing amazingly well on the 17 miles from Elkin to Stone Mountain, new FEMA regulations and requirements have added time and cost to the building of the first 90-foot footbridge […]
June 11, 2013
Public Input Workshop – Town of Elkin Recreation & Parks Master Plan Elkin Center, Surry Community College 1416 North Bridge Street, Elkin June 27th, 6-9pm The Town of Elkin Recreation and Parks department is in the process of completing a comprehensive parks, recreation and trail plan. Please come and see what […]
May 28, 2013
Thanks to everyone who turned out for the book signing and talk by Danny Bernstein. Danny recently completed the 1,000-mile NC Mountains-to-Sea trail and has published a book about her experience….Mountains to Sea Trail Across North Carolina. She discusses the future of the MST and how a handful of small towns on the Trail are poised […]
May 17, 2013
Brief Description The Insane Terrain Road Race is a fundraiser for the Elkin Valley Trails Association, specifically for the construction of bridges over Big Elkin Creek. The bridges will create a continuous trail from Elkin Municipal Park to Stone Mountain State Park. The race course starts at the edge of downtown Elkin. After exiting downtown […]
April 29, 2013
All across our state, people are reading a book entitled The Mountains-To-Sea Trail Across North Carolina: Walking a Thousand Miles through Wildness, Culture and History, by Danny Bernstein. The author of this compelling book tells the story of how she discovered the incredible beauty and wonder of our state by walking our acclaimed state trail […]
April 28, 2013
Coca-Cola is looking for America’s Favorite Park and wants to give away $100,000 grant. We all know that Stone Mountain is the best. In 2012 we were voted the 6th most Scenic State Park and the 13th Best State Park. So please click this link and vote for Stone Mountain State Park. You also can […]
March 29, 2013
Come on out for our next trail workday on Saturday April 13th. We will be “rough cutting” about 1/2 mile of beautiful trail along two creeks. This section of trail will be “bike/hike” only. We meet at the tasting room at the Grassy Creek Winery at 9:00 AM. Please bring loppers, small saws, gloves etc. […]
March 6, 2013
PLEASE BE A PART OF EVTA’S GOAL OF CONNECTING STONE MOUNTAIN STATE PARK TO DOWNTOWN ELKIN! Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 23rd for a trail work day. We will be working on a beautiful 3/4 mile section near Stone Mountain State Park. We will be meeting at the Stone Mountain Country Store on the […]
January 17, 2013
January 14, 2013
Once again, we had wonderful volunteer turnout at our workday on January 12 on the Stone Mountain Trail near Wells Knob. This trail – in- progress will eventually connect the Town of Elkin to Stone Mountain State Park on the NC Mountains-to-Sea Trail. Thanks to over 30 hardworking volunteers who are passionate about getting this […]
June 12, 2013
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