The Countywide Trails Master Plan, initiated in 2018, provides a comprehensive framework for expanding the trail network and improving connectivity across Gwinnett County. The ongoing efforts reflect the commitment of the County to enhance outdoor recreational opportunities and promote active lifestyles for residents and visitors.

The following signature trail projects are currently being developed or planned in Gwinnett County.

The Loop Trail Study analyzed an approximately 14-mile segment of a 17-mile trail that will link to the Western Gwinnett Pathway, connecting parks and trails from Duluth to Suwanee. The Loop Trail will improve bike and pedestrian connectivity between existing parks and trails and to heavily traveled destinations and events, helping to reduce traffic congestion and improve mobility and connectivity. This study was funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission in partnership with the Sugarloaf Community Improvement District.

Now that the plan is complete, the County is working toward implementing the Loop Trail. Segments 3 and 4 are currently under design. View the full Loop Trail Study.

The Norcross to Lilburn Multiuse Trail Study will identify opportunities to create a multimodal link across Interstate 85, specifically near the Indian Trail-Lilburn Road and Beaver Ruin interchange. This study will analyze increasing connections between the study area, Gwinnett County trails, and local transit facilities, while also identifying strategies to improve pedestrian safety, access, and mobility in the area.

Findings from existing conditions and technical analysis will be combined with community input gathered through engagement activities. This will help shape an action plan and concept designs for implementing this segment of the trail, including the I-85 crossing.

The Piedmont Pathway is part of the Gwinnett Trails Core Trail system and one of the Signature Trails in the Gwinnett Countywide Trails Master Plan. This scoping study explores how the trail can be constructed, including its potential alignment, surface, amenities, and environmental impacts. The study will further the County’s goals that the Piedmont Pathway not only address connectivity needs throughout Gwinnett but also provide alternative modes, increased access to recreation and green space, and regional connectivity to Dekalb, Fulton, Barrow, and beyond.

The Piedmont Pathway Trail Scoping study has concluded. More information to come.

The Southwest Gwinnett Safe Access Study, funded by the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative program, aims to enhance safety and connectivity for those who walk, bike, and ride transit in the study area. Generally including the area bound by Interstate 85 on the west, Old Norcross Tucker Road to the south, Lawrenceville Highway to the east, and Beaver Ruin Road to the north, the study will also identify opportunities for future land use plan and urban design/placemaking concepts at two underdeveloped nodes — the Five Forks Trickum Road at Rockbridge Road intersection and the Five Forks Trickum Road at Killian Hill Road intersection.

Complementing the land use and placemaking concepts will be recommendations for pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure; wayfinding; public space activation; lighting; and transportation network improvements, as well as economic development strategies to support the plan’s recommendations. Learn more at GwinnettCounty.com/SafeAccessStudy.

A robust branding and wayfinding effort is critical to the success of the Countywide Trails Master Plan. This effort will create an identity for the system while promoting usage, engagement, and continued investment. In addition to naming trail corridors, which helps to brand specific trail segments, trail signage that features the Gwinnett Trails-specific logo will further establish the system’s identity. The County and the planning team are currently developing wayfinding and signage standards to outfit the existing and future trails system.