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Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina
Wilderness
Gateway State Trail
Progress Update on the 170-mile trail system
The Wilderness Gateway State Trail (WGST) is a
planned, 170-mile trail system that will link over 55,000
acres of adjoining conservation lands in the South
Mountains across Catawba, Burke, McDowell and
Rutherford counties. These trails are primarily located
in rural areas that have not previously beneoted from
trail-based outdoor recreation tourism.
On January 19, 2023, Foothills Conservancy of North
Carolina acquired six valuable acres for permanent
conservation in Valdese. This property, across
from Valdese Children9s Park on E. Main Street, will
eventually be transferred to the Town of Valdese
for expansion of the Children9s Park and for future
development of the WGST.
