“We are here to promote healthy activities on local trails.”
.Our goal is to help develop more safe places for walking and bicycling in our community.
Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage
Winding through the heart of Evansville, this 10-foot wide paved trail offers spectacular views of nature in the city. Construction will soon be completed to make it a continuous 6.75-mile greenway, beginning near a canoe launch...
USI/Burdette ParkTrail
Just in time to show off its colorful foliage this fall, construction will be completed on this 3-mile trail connecting the University of Southern Indiana campus with Vanderburgh County’s Burdette Park. The trail begins on campus by the PAC...
The Greenway
People of all ages are discovering Evansville’s Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage. Winding through parts of the city, the 10-foot-wide paved trail is a scenic, free, green place for walking, bike riding and skating. It accommodates...
Evansville Riverfront
The riverfront esplanade in downtown Evansville is one of the city’s most popular gathering spots. From sun-up to sundown, it offers stunning views of the Ohio River and the downtown skyline. The esplanade runs parallel to the...
Walkers
Taking a brisk daily walk or bicycle ride is one of the most effective prescriptions for good health, and one of the most cost-effective ways to stay healthy. Greenways and trails provide a safe place in the city for people to be physically...
Newburgh’s Rivertown Trail
This trail was a classic case of ‘build it and they will come!’ The three-mile path stretches from west of town, at the intersection of Indiana 662 and Yorkshire Road, to the Newburgh Locks & Dam east of town. It travels right...
About Us
“Evansville-Area Trails Coalition’s mission: We are here to promote healthy activities such as walking, biking, skating & canoing along the Pigeon Creek Greenway and other local trails. Our goal is to help develop more safe places for walking and bicycling in our community. It’s all part of a community initiative to create a culture of active living and healthy eating. Join today!”
Here you will find a website dedicated to you, the pedestrian. We will be providing maps to help you walk and and cycle safely, and we will keep you up to date on events and happenings in and around Evansville. Check back frequently because there will always be something new.
Stories From The Trails
It’s easy to understand why Tom Ballard is a four-time winner
of the Evansville Bicycle Club’s Commuter Mileage of the Year
Award.
The 55-year-old Newburgh resident averages 3,000 miles a year
biking from his home near Sharon School to his office at Lieberman Technologies
in downtown Evansville, where he’s a computer programmer.
He said the commute, 13 miles one-way, takes about 55
minutes on his Cannondale touring bike. At the recent prices of gasoline, he
figures he’s saving $50 to $60 a week by biking instead of driving. That’s a
bundle of money. Better yet, he talks about other benefits as well. “Biking is
fun, it keeps me in shape, it’s good for my emotional health. And, it’s good
for the environment.”
His route from home is on Newburgh Road to Outer Pollack, to
Boeke Road, to Bellemeade into downtown. Leaving at 6:30 a.m., he’s at the
office, showered and ready to work by 8. Having a shower at his workplace “is
a great help.”
The shower came about as a bonus. Ballard said his boss,
Philip Lieberman, “likes to give perks for doing a good job. So at my annual
review, he asked what he could do for me. And I said put in a shower at our new
office (the company was moving from Weinbach Avenue to renovated space in the
historic General Cigar building at Second and Court streets).”
Tom Ballard with his Cannondale bike, which he stores in a janitor’s closet at work
Trail Map & Video
See our new Evansville Area Trails Coalition Video. Click the screen above.
Join us for Bike Class for Women.
Here you will find a website dedicated to you, the pedestrian. We will be providing maps to help you walk and and cycle safely, and we will keep you up to date on events and happenings in and around Evansville. Check back frequently because there will always be something new. Learn More