Trail News

Construction of the Ecusta Trail is proceeding as planned, including completing the last of the Helene storm damage repairs.  With the arrival of warm weather, the work is expected to […]

Henderson County Rail Trail Advisory Committee Chair Chris Burns called the meeting to order, and opened the floor to public comment. Hearing none, the meeting continued with a Friends of […]

After many months of work and planning, Friends of Ecusta Trail (FOET) revealed a new brand and website for the Ecusta Trail. On Saturday, November 16, a group of dedicated […]

Following DOT and other regulatory standards during the construction of Phase 1 of the Ecusta Trail helped mitigate the destruction caused by Helene along the trail. That was the message […]

Ecusta Trail board members John Lanier, Jeff Meadows, Ken Shelton, their wives and other volunteers handed out almost 4,000 pieces of candy for Hendersonville’s Treat Street on Halloween!

By late this fall, the reasons to stop in at Lennox Station (at South Whitted Street and Lennox Park Drive just outside of downtown Hendersonville) on the Ecusta Trail will […]

It’s been almost two weeks since Western North Carolina was hit by Hurricane Helene. We know many people are facing challenges right now, and as we work through these difficult […]

More trail work continues and the six new bridges between Hendersonville and Horse Shoe are in.

Committee Chair Chris Burns introduced new member Bart Salvaggio, who replaced at-large member Dave Adams after the latter resigned. Salvaggio is an owner/partner in the Lennox Station development. In response […]

In response to RTAC Chair Chris Burns’ call for public comment, Clifford Meek, who is affiliated with the model train group French Broad River “Npire,” recommended that some sort of […]