Free Exercise
Walking Indoors
Springdale Recreation Center Gym: Open for walkers Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Indian Land Recreation Center Gym: Open to walkers Monday - Friday 8:30am - 5:00pm
Andrew Jackson Recreation Center Gym: Open to walkers Mon-Fri 8:30 - 10:30am and 6:00 - 7:30pm
Buford Recreation Center Gym: Open to walkers Monday - Friday 8:30 - 10:30am and 6:00 - 7:30pm
** During summer break, school closings, and on half days, indoor walkers are welcome at Springdale, Andrew Jackson, and Buford Recreation Centers from 8:00 am - 9:30 am. Indian Land Recreation Center's walking hours remain the same.
Walking Outdoors
Lancaster County Parks & Recreation operates outdoor walking tracks which are open year round at:
Flat Creek Park (3500 Gold Mine Highway) - a 1/5 mile unlit, rubberized walking track
Heath Springs Athletic Complex (200 Boyd Faile. Rd) - a lit concrete walking track
Bailes Ridge Nature Trail (Hwy 160 & Old Bailes Rd in Indian Land) - 3 acres with a natural, unlit walking trail
Deputy Roy Hardin Park (8341 Shelley Mullis Road in Indian Land) - 1/4 mile paved walking track
Walnut Creek Park (10521 Walnut Creek Parkway) - 60 acres of lit sidewalks and unlit natural walking trails
Springdale Recreation Complex (260 South Plantation Road in Lancaster) - a 1/3 mile lit walking track
The Lindsay Pettus Greenway is a hard surface ADA accessible trail for walking, running and cycling in Lancaster. Most of the trail lies on property that is permanently conserved by the Katawba Valley Land Trust. The trail go through beautiful hardwood tree canopy that is replete with wildlife.
This segment of the Twelve Mile Creek Trail is comprised of natural surface, boardwalks and sidewalks that run through Walnut Creek Park in Lancaster. It will connect to the greenway segment in the Prescot neighborhood and Town Creek Park in Waxhaw, N.C. A 170-foot suspension bridge now spans Twelve Mile Creek, connecting the trail in SC to a segment of trail in NC.
The Andrew Jackson State Park is dedicated to our seventh US president and home to a 1.1-mile segment of the Carolina Thread Trail. There is a total of 2.1 miles of trail to be enjoyed throughout the park.
The City of Lancaster, SC, the Red Rose City, is a quaint former mill town with a revived downtown area full of art, shops and a small park.
Forty Acre Rock Heritage Preserve encompasses 2,965 acres of the most diverse protected area in the Piedmont region, including granitic flatrocks, waterslides, waterfalls, beaver pond, caves, hardwood and pine forests, and a variety of wildflowers and wildlife. This trail takes you through a forest to the top of a huge standing rock offering fantastic views of the surrounding Sandhills.
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Cane Creek Park is home to the a 350-acre lake and an 1.6-mile section of the Carolina Thread Trail. The park offers over 7 miles of trails open to horseback riders, bikers and hikers.
This paved trail begins in Town Creek Park and connects to the trail in the Prescot neighborhood. This segment will eventually connect to the trail in the Walnut Creek subdivision in Lancaster, S.C.
The Landsford Canal Trail is located within the Lansford Canal State Park and follows the Catawba River for 1.5 miles. The largest known stand of rocky shoal spider lilies grow along this section of the Catawba River.
The Mineral Springs Greenway is a 1.8-mile natural surface trail open to hikers, mountain bikers and horseback riders.
This greenway runs beside the Riverwalk community and connects south to River Park. The paved trail provides an enjoyable walk, run or bike along the banks of the Catawba River.
The Carolina Thread Trail travels through the heart of Waxhaw passing quaint shops, antique stores, parks and cafes. Included on the trail is the Military Wall of Honor of all the names of residents who defended our country in a military war.
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