From Green Hope School Road, this greenway, named after a historic school from this local area, heads both north and south on a mixture of street-side trails and greenways. It goes north 0.4 miles along the edge of The Oaks at Highcroft subdivision where it currently dead ends. The southern section connects to Highcroft Elementary School and passes through Sears Farm Neighborhood Park, which is the site of a kinetic community art installation, entitled Curvaceous Kiss, that kids can play on.  From there the southern section continues on until it joins Batchelor Branch Greenway. Future plans have this greenway going north from its current stopping point to meet up with other trails.

OVERVIEW

Length: 1.4 miles

Trail Width/Surface: 10-foot wide concrete and asphalt

Used For: Walking, running, bicycling, walking leashed dogs, skating, roller blading, pushing strollers, wheelchairs

Hours: Dawn to Dusk

Special Considerations: Easy, a few hills

Facilities: Restrooms at Sears Farm Road Park

Special Features: Playground and Community Art at Sears Farm Road Park

Benches: Yes

Connects To: Batchelor Branch Greenway, Highcroft Elementary School, Sears Farm Road Park

DIRECTIONS

From Green Hope School Road the greenway starts as a street-side trail along the west side of Sears Farm road. It turns right onto Lemster Lane and continues straight across Millsfield Drive between two houses. Bear left at the intersection (right goes to Highcroft Elementary School). The greenway drops down to cross a small creek and then passes through the east side of Sears Farm Road Park. The greenway crosses Sears Farm Road and follows the sidewalk along Edgemore Avenue for 1.5 blocks until it turns right and follows a creek through woods, crossing Briardale Avenue until it ends in 0.3 miles at the west end of Batchelor Branch Greenway.

ENTRANCES

Park at Sears Farm Road Park or along neighborhood streets on Edgemore Avenue or Sears Farm Road.