Louisville Loop Trail
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Trail Conditions |
A 3/8 mile section of the Louisville Loop which had been closed because of flood damage is now open. The section is along the Ohio River Levee Trail, just south of Riverview Park, near Cane Run Road and Global Drive.
MSD is in the process of repaving a 3.5-mile stretch of the Louisville Loop. This area stretches from Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing north to Riverview Park, and the project is expected to be complete by mid-May 2008.
Follow the signed detour for the Louisville Loop from Portland Wharf to Shawnee Park. For a map of the alternative route, please click here. |
One of the most exciting elements of the City of Parks initiative is the plan to complete a paved Louisville Loop trail of more than 100 miles around the community. In addition to connecting Louisville’s diverse parks and neighborhoods, this path includes planned connections to Southern Indiana and surrounding Kentucky counties, offering significant new opportunities for recreation and alternative transportation.
The Ohio River Levee Trail and the RiverWalk are now connected, and the loop is approximately 25% complete. This will allow a bicyclist or pedestrian to travel nearly 25 miles from downtown to Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing along paved multi-use paths.
- For more information on Bike Louisville, including bicycle trails throughout Metro Louisville click here.
Components of the Louisville Loop trail:
- Floyds Fork Greenway Project, from Shelbyville Road to Bardstown Road (funded; master plan underway)
- Southwest Loop Corridor, from Bardstown Road to Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing, passing through McNeely Lake Park and Jefferson Memorial Forest (in preliminary planning phase)
- The Ohio River Levee Trail and the RiverWalk (newly completed, please follow the link for the route map)
- River Road corridor, from downtown into the eastern suburbs (partially complete; additional planning underway)
- Northeast Loop Corridor, from northern end of River Road to Miles Park on Shelbyville Road (planning underway as of December 2007)
- Olmsted Parkways Multi-Use Paths, a 10-mile path system is planned along the historic Olmsted Parkway system (some funding; in preliminary planning phase)
