Trail News

After verification of a quorum, Aaron Baker (Brevard City Council) convened this month’s meeting as Co-Chair in the absence of Mayor Copelof. Selena Einwechter was welcomed and will be attending […]

Brevard/Transylvania Ecusta Trail (ET) Advisory Board Meeting: May 31, 2023 Paul Ray (Brevard City Planning) reported that Pisgah Laboratories Inc. has requested to construct a fence along the trailside bordering […]

Brevard/Transylvania County Ecusta Trail Advisory Board Meeting: March 29, 2023 Federal dollars (Federal Lands Access Program, or FLAP) to pay for engineering design of the ET in Transylvania remain mired […]

Brevard/Transylvania County Ecusta Trail Advisory Board Meeting: February 22, 2023 Davidson River Road Open Engineers removed the train trestle spanning the Davidson River recently, opening the south entrance to the […]

Brevard/Transylvania County Ecusta Trail Advisory Board Meeting: January 25, 2023 In Henderson County news, the advisory committee (RTAC) approved the latest engineering design for the Henderson segment of the Ecusta […]

In other reports, the Blue Zones Project to review trailhead access and design is nearing completion. Many comments were offered by Committee members emphasizing the need for multiple, informative, and […]

As Wes Dickson, owner of Sycamore Cycles (an Ecusta Trail partner), talks about his passion for cycling, his background illustrates the promise of deep personal and community connections that the […]

A litany of considerable progress toward realization of the Ecusta Trail dominated this meeting. Mayor Maureen Copelof brought the group to order in Brevard City Council Chambers and her words […]

Brevard is pursuing funding from governmental and private sources with the help of Conserving Carolina and the Friends of Ecusta Trail. In May, Brevard was awarded a $1 Million grant […]

The City of Brevard signed a lease on June 6 with Conserving Carolina, the nonprofit organization that purchased the nineteen-mile rail corridor from Blue Ridge Southern Railroad, LLC, last year. […]