The Greenways Foundation promotes greenways, blueways and multi-use trails in Indiana.

Thank you to everyone who attended our 2021 Virtual Luncheon!

Visit our 2021 Luncheon page to read about this year’s winners of the Greenways Foundation Awards.

Trail of the Month

Visionary thinking motivates the Northeast Indiana Regional Coordinating Council (our 2021 Outstanding Local Government recipient) to create and update the Northeast Indiana United Trails Plan. It identifies bicycle and pedestrian corridors in Steuben, DeKalb, Allen and Wells Counties, including the network’s spine, the Poka-Bache Connector. This 81-mile pathway will connect Pokagon State Park in Angola to Oubache (pronounced “Wabash”) State Park in Bluffton, which will help bring tourism and cultural development all along its path. Parts of the trail already are done or are being built, especially in the urban areas.

One such segment is Fort Wayne’s Pufferbelly Trail, and Fort Wayne Trails is hosting its 12th Annual Pufferbelly Run/Walk/Stroll. This one-mile to 10-kilometer event will be Saturday, July 17, 2021, with proceeds to help further development of the Pufferbelly. Register today to help do your part!

Poka-Bache Connector, Fort Wayne Trails

Runners lead off a recent Pufferbelly Run/Walk/Stroll.

Getting around

Fort Wayne Trails is kicking off a busy 2021 event schedule next Tuesday, April 27, with Trek the Trails. The UAW Pedal Poker Run, Pufferbelly Run/Walk/Stroll, and Trek the Trails all are on the schedule, along with many other fun events. They also want your input in a Trail User Survey.

Cardinal Greenways is hosting once-a-month Trail Clean Up Days beginning Friday, April 23. The next day, Saturday, April 24, you can Celebrate Trails Day with your favorite activity on a greenway.