About the Project
Great Parks is expanding opportunities for Hamilton County residents and visitors to enjoy parks and the regional trail system.
When complete, the new trail will extend the West Fork Mill Creek Greenway Trail that currently travels through Wyoming, Woodlawn and Glenwood Gardens to connect with the Harbor Loop Trail in Winton Woods. The trail links other trails, neighborhoods, parks, shopping, schools and community resources from Springfield Township and Greenhills to Woodlawn and Wyoming.
Once the trail is complete, the trail network in this area will offer more than nine miles of continuous shared-use paths built for exercise, relaxation and vehicle-free travel away from busy local roadways. Guests can choose among more routes of different lengths and more experiences that flow from gardens and prairies to forests, wetlands and lakes.
Project benefits include:
- Expands the West Fork Mill Creek Greenway Trail to more than nine miles of multi-use trail.
- Provides new, non-vehicular access options into the parks from surrounding communities and neighborhoods.
- Offers additional choices of various route lengths and types of experiences.
- Provides safe, vehicle-free and accessible travel options.
- Provides easier, safer access to Glenwood Gardens, Winton Woods, local businesses and the regional trail network for pedestrians and bicyclists.
Proposed Trail Map
Regional Trails Plan
Expanding Access
The Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods Trail opens new, easy-access entry points to the parks from surrounding neighborhoods for those traveling without a car. The 12-foot wide, paved connector will be accessible and suitable for walkers, runners, bicyclists, skaters, wheelchairs, strollers and more.
Construction also includes installing a new sidewalk between the shared main entrance of Glenwood Gardens and the Glenwood Crossings Shopping Center to the SORTA/Metro bus stop, located roughly 300 feet south on Springfield Pike. A new signalized crosswalk to make pedestrian and bicycle access from Glendale-Milford Road easier and safer is also being installed.
Growing the Regional Trail Network
Expanding the regional shared-use trail system is a top priority in Great Parks' Comprehensive Master Plan. Completed in 2019, the plan sets the vision for parks and facilities through 2028. Great Parks' investment in the Glenwood Gardens to Winton Woods Trail is a direct response to the community's repeated requests for more trails, access and connections.
What's Next?
Great Parks has secured $352,000 in federal Transportation Alternative (TA) funding and $123,000 in state Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funding for Phase 1 and $6,000,000 in federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding and $500,000 in state Clean Ohio Trail Fund (COTF) funding for Phase 2. The distribution of those funds determines when construction can begin for each phase.
- Planning & Design: Completed 2023
- Construction of Pedestrian Improvements to Glenwood Gardens Entrance (Phase 1): Completed Spring 2025
- Trail Construction (Phase 2): Begins Fall 2025