The McAdenville Greenway is a .8 mile paved trail that follows the banks of the South Fork of the Catawba River from downtown McAdenville to Lakeview Drive in McAdenville. Near the trailhead users will find a kayak launch, outdoor fitness area, and a sidewalk connecting to downtown McAdenville. The trail offers beautiful views of not only the South Fork River, but also numerous natural wetlands.

The Pharr Yarns Family Trail, formerly known as the South Fork Trail, is a 2.4 mile mixed surface trail which includes natural, gravel, and paved surfaces. The trail follows the bank of the South Fork of the Catawba River and connects the quaint towns of McAdenville and Lowell. This is an out-and-back trail, totaling 4.8 miles round trip if you start from the McAdenville Greenway Park parking area.

There are two parking areas for the trail. The McAdenville Greenway Park parking area or at the Catawba Riverkeeper Boathouse. If you park at the Catawba Riverkeeper Boathouse and head north towards Lowell then the trail is 2 miles long one way. The crushed gravel and concrete surface portion (.4 miles one way) of the trail starts on a sidewalk from the McAdenville Greenway Park then leads you to the Catawba Riverkeeper Boathouse. From the Boathouse the trail is natural surface and travels underneath the I-85 bridge and quickly meanders through a quiet section of woods along the river. The trail ends at the cul-de-sac of the Riverview residential neighborhood in Lowell, NC. While no parking is available at this end of the trail, there is pedestrian access for neighborhood residents.