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First Rail-Trail section now open!
With a snip of the scissors, the first section of the
Georgia Coast Rail-Trail  opened Saturday,
June 5, at White Oak
in Camden County. Scores of cyclists and walkers streamed onto
the trail, heading north across White Oak Creek. Some 175 people, from the very young to the
young at heart, came from as far as three counties up the coast.
Above, Fred Freyer and David Rainer cut the ribbon.
Many attendees brought along their bikes. Camden Bicycle Center and  Monkeywrench Bicycles
of St. Simons Island brought 30 bikes for visitors to borrow, and a waiting
list for riders quickly developed.
A bike donated by the two bicycle shops was presented to the
winner of a fundraising raffle, Linda Lamb of Darien, who led off the parade of
bikes on the newly opened trail.
The first 3.5-mile section includes such amenities as a
picnic shelter, benches, and restroom facilities. The 10-foot-wide hard-packed trail was built
by Camden County, the PATH Foundation, and Coastal Georgia Rails to Trails.
Steve Howard, Fred Freyer
Speakers at the dedication included Fred Freyer, chairman of
Coastal Georgia Rails to Trails Inc.; Camden County Commission Chairman David
Rainer; Camden County Administrator Steve Howard; Norm White, Southeast
business director, Trek Corp.; and Burford Clark, Bryan Lang Historical Library
Board.
Sponsors included Camden Community Alliance & Resources,
Coca-Cola, Southeast Georgia Health System, and the Coastal Regional Commission.
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Ready to hike, ride your bike – or even your horse - along the
woods, the creek, and the marshes that make up the White Oak section of the
Georgia Coast Rail-Trail? Just head to
the White Oak Post Office a couple miles north of Woodbine on U.S. Hwy.
17. There’s plenty of parking, and you
can access the trail going both north and south from the trail head.