The 31-mile Saluda Grade rail trail will run from Inman, SC, to Zirconia, NC. Norfolk Southern sold the property on June 17. The states funded the purchase.

Funding for the planned 31.5-mile Saluda Grade Trail continues to add up. The North Carolina budget includes $12 million over two years.

The North Carolina General Assembly appropriated $12 million and the South Carolina legislature $15 million, according to a 2023 news release from Conserving Carolina. The Appalachian Regional ...

This week, area nonprofits secured a $450,000 grant to lay the groundwork for the Saluda Grade Rail Trail.