The Chelsea Ave Greenline

The Chelsea Ave Greenline project involves 2.5 mile section of unused railway that Greater Memphis Greenline wants to transform into a new multi-use trail that links Midtown, New Chicago, Uptown, the Wolf River Greenway, The Mississippi River Trail, St. Jude, Rhodes College, and nearby schools:


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To learn more about why GMG is aiming to help better this community, click here to review our study of the area and its needs.

The Shelby Farms Greenline

The Greater Memphis Greenline is a group of Memphians who care about their city and the outdoors. As the GMG Board President said, "We're just here making noise."

The first project we worked on — the Shelby Farms Greenline — opened in October 2010. It includes several road-trail crossings, the re-furbishing of three bridges. Future work will include multiple improvements to and along the line. This greenline is maintained and operated by the Shelby Farms Parks Conservancy. Be sure to visit Shelby Farms' FAQ page regarding the trail.

The Shelby Farms Greenline takes advantge of an abandonded CSX railroad that winds across Shelby County. It is an example of what is called a "rails-to-trails" project. You can read all about these types of projects here, at the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy's web site. This line cuts through many of Memphis' well-known neighborhoods and runs along the north edge of Shelby Farms Park. Phase One is 7 miles long and stretches from Tillman Street near Walnut Grove (down the street from Republic Coffee) and ends at Shelby Farms where Farm Road dead ends. A new trail connects the Greenline to trails within the park itself:


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For a list of access points to the Shelby Farms Greenline, click here to view the trail on Google Maps.

Trails Across the Mid-South

Greater Memphis Greenline is pleased to offer our website visitors the Mid-South Greenways Map—our Region’s first web-based interactive map of existing greenways, parks and open space facilities.

This map is produced by the Mid-South Greenways Steering Committee with data provided by municipalities and parks and greenways organizations from throughout the region. Map development and maintenance is generously supported by the Hyde Family Foundations with technical assistance provided by The University of Memphis Center for Partnerships in GIS.

You can view the Mid-South Greenways Map here using our embedded Google Earth Viewer. For greater functionality, click here to learn how to install Google Earth on your computer to take full advantage of the Map.”