People who support the trails by membership on the Steering Committee or members of the EVTA mailing list.
Enjoy Before and After photos of the Elkin and Alleghany Rail Trail. Photography by Keith Hall Photography of Elkin NC.
All Trails Lead to Elkin! NC Trail Days Festival – Mark Your Calendar NOW Join us May 31 – June 2, 2019 for the first annual NC Trail Days, a multi-day festival celebrating the great outdoors, the NC Mountains to Sea Trail and our… Continue Reading “Upcoming Events”
Our area trails are a great place to jog, walk, push a stroller, happen upon long-time friends and more. Invite your friends and pets on a leash to join you. We are happy to say that trash is infrequently seen along on the trail.… Continue Reading “Keep Our Trails Litter Free”
Be sure to get your pair. Look for long-time EVTA Board members Denise Lyon on the women’s packaging and Bill Blackley on the men’s. Available at local outdoor stores, REI, Great Outdoor Provision Company and more. 100% American made. Thanks to Mt. Airy’s Farm… Continue Reading “Farm to Feet Introduces the Elkin Valley Sock”
Elkin Creek Mountain Bike Course is now open! Access is from the E&A Rail Trail/MST (the main trail running north of Elkin Municipal Park). Please be courteous…all users yield to mountain bikers! Please follow usage instructions on the trail. Â We’ll announce a Grand Opening… Continue Reading “Elkin Creek Mountain Bike Course”
Sunday October 2, EVTA celebrated the official opening of our new 178-foot bridge. We were blessed by a beautiful fall day with lots of dignitaries, trail workers, and guests. This bridge was a labor of love and hard work. Our Facebook page has the… Continue Reading “A truly Grand Opening of our new bridge”
Carter Falls is located on 50 acres of private land near Elkin. EVTA is working to make this special place into a park.  See the full story.
A form has been added to allow anyone to report an issue or concern with the EVTA trail network. Citizens are also encouraged to provide suggestions for improvements. Look under the Trails tab at the top of the page – Report an Issue
Thanks to the hard work of some EVTA members, we now have a birding map for to show the hot spots on our in-town trail. Whether you’re an ornithologist or a recreational bird watcher, it’s time to grab the binoculars and go. Check the… Continue Reading “Birding Map Added”
In case you missed it, here is a December 16th UNC-TV segment about the Mountains To  Sea Trail and how the Elkin Valley Trails Association fits into the larger plan.