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Grovemont Park
Park
1 acres0.1 mi of trail
Dog rules not recorded
No trailhead mapped yet
Outdoors · Swannanoa
Swannanoa, NC parks, trails & bike paths
About 5.9% of Swannanoa is conserved land, roughly 239 acres. Swannanoa has 1 named park and preserve on the map.
Conserved land, trails, parks and bike routes in Swannanoa, measured from OpenStreetMap and USGS data.
At a glance
Swannanoa outdoors
Conserved land
5.9%
239 of 4,080 acres
Trails
0.7 mi
0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves
1
35 conserved acres per 1,000 residents
Bike routes
0.8 mi
0.0 mi lanes · 0.8 mi off-road paths
Conserved land is a share of the whole town area. Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Map
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number or a place below to zoom in© OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Places to walk
Parks & preserves with trails
Ranked by mapped trail miles. Directions go to the nearest marked trailhead or public parking.
Things to do
Beaches, playgrounds, falls & more
Pick a kind of place for the list, directions, or pins on the map above.
Peaks in Swannanoa
High Hickory Knob4,039 ft elevation
Four Brothers Knobs3,337 ft elevation
Water
Lakes & rivers
Tap a name for directions.
Who protects the land
239 conserved acres
Who manages it, from PAD-US. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
Conserved doesn't always mean open to visitors. Public access isn't recorded for 2 of 4 parcels. The places listed above are parks and preserves people visit.
Biking & sports
Bike routes, courts & fields
- Painted or protected bike lanes0.0 mi
- Off-road bike paths0.8 mi
- Shoulders & shared lanes0.0 mi
Courts & fields
- Tennis3
- Soccer1
- Softball1
- Baseball1
Counts include school and college facilities, which aren't always open to the public.
Public lands
The biggest protected places in Swannanoa
From USGS PAD-US: who manages each one and whether visitors are welcome.
State Other or Unknown 179 acLocal Park 58 acLocal Other or Unknown 11 ac
| Place | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannanoa Correctional Center for WomenState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 176 | Restricted |
| Buncombe County ParkLocal Park | County | 58 | Open |
| Buncombe County Open SpaceLocal Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 11 | Access unknown |
| NC Hazard Mitigation Buyout Property - Buncombe CountyState Other or Unknown | Not recorded | 3 | Access unknown |
History
Historic places to visit
Crisp Family CemeteryCemetery
Macedonia AME Zion Church CemeteryCemetery
Patton CemeteryCemetery
Nearby
Swannanoa and its neighbors
Towns whose outdoors data has been built so far.
| Town | Conserved | Trails | Parks & preserves |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swannanoa | 5.9% | 0.7 mi | 1 |
| Black Mountain | 1.5% | 5.2 mi | 5 |
Trail talk
Conditions & tips from neighbors
No recent posts about Swannanoa's trails yet. Muddy, icy, a bridge out, where to park: a quick post helps the next person.
Sources: trails, parks, preserves, courts and bike lanes © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), map data as of 2026-09-28. Conserved land: USGS Gap Analysis Project, Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US). Measured against the Census town boundary.
How we measure
"Trails" are OpenStreetMap paths, bridleways, public tracks and unpaved footways, plus footways inside a park or preserve or on a named trail route. Sidewalks are left out. Areas are counted on a 20-meter grid, so overlapping parcels count once. "Conserved" includes conservation easements, which protect land from development but are usually private property. Trailheads are the nearest marked trailhead, public parking lot or information board within about 150 meters of a preserve. Dog rules come from OpenStreetMap when someone has tagged them; otherwise we show what's typical for the land manager, or say the rules aren't recorded.