• By Todd Luck
• Posted Monday, November 9, 2026

Horizons Park Multi-Modal Trail to open Nov. 17

Forsyth County Parks and Recreation is holding a grand opening for the new Multimodal Trail at Horizons Park on Nov. 17 beginning at 10 a.m.

There are several activities planned -- weather permitting — at the opening ceremony, including a nature/birding walk by Forsyth Audubon, an exploratory hike by Foothills Sierra Club and a trail walk or a group bicycle ride by Creative Corridors Coalition.

The new 7.44 miles of trails are natural-surface and average sixteen feet in width. From the central primary trail, multiple spurs branch off with varying terrain and lengths. The paved trailhead parking area on Memorial Industrial School Road includes an informational kiosk with trail maps and details, picnic tables, hitching rails for horses, a drinking water fountain, nine trailer parking spaces and seven passenger vehicle parking spaces.

The Multimodal Trail system consists of a central primary trail (Beech Trail) measuring 2.62 miles, with four connecting spur trails: Cedar Trail (approximately 2.34 miles), Poplar Loop (approximately 0.82 mile), Oak Loop (approximately 0.50 mile) and Pine Trail (approximately 1.16 miles).

The new trail is funded by the voter-approved 2016 Parks and Recreation bonds.