The existing section of the Clyde F. Boyles Greenway Trail extends from County Park Road to Noble Park.  It winds its way behind Bluegrass Downs and through the Disc Golf Course at Stuart Nelson Park.  The best locations to access the trail and park are at Stuart Nelson Park and Noble Park.  At Stuart Nelson Park, the trail is at the back of the park next to the Disc Golf Course and circles around next to the ball fields.  At Noble Park, the trailhead is next to the Skatepark and the ball fields.  Ample parking is available at Noble Park.  The trail is mainly a fine rocky surface which is soft for walker and joggers but great for bicyclists, too.  The trail length is 1.75 miles with mile markers every quarter mile.  Benches are also along the trail.  The trail is open to non-motorized traffic from dawn to dusk.  This section of the trail was unveiled in a ribbon cutting ceremony on July 1, 2008.

Download a map of the Greenway Trail (5MB PDF)

Future Phases    

In April 2012, the City of Paducah received the green light from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet Office of Local Programs to advertise for bids for the next phase of the Greenway Trail project.  Construction will begin this summer with an official groundbreaking ceremony.  The project will take 120 days to complete.  This phase will complete a new stretch of greenway trail that follows the floodwall earthen levee from the Expo Center in downtown Paducah to North 8th Street behind the Smoke Shop near the Brookport Bridge.  This section of the greenway trail, funded by a 2006 federal Transportation Enhancement grant, will add approximately 8800 linear feet (1.67 miles) of trail for pedestrians and bicyclists to enjoy.

A future stretch of the greenway trail, which is under design, will connect the existing greenway trail in Noble Park to the downtown phase.  It involves the construction of a tunnel under U.S. 45. 

In August 2009, the City was grateful to receive approval for additional funding to extend the greenway trail west through Perkins Creek Nature Preserve.  This extension will provide nearly another mile of trail through the Nature Preserve.  The trail will be a combination of paved and dense packed gravel.  

Once fully completed, the Greenway Trail will stretch 5.3 miles linking residential neighborhoods with the Perkins Creek Nature Preserve, three city parks, and the riverfront.   The Greenway Trail will link the following parks when completed:

Perkins Creek Nature Preserve

Stuart Nelson Park

Noble Park

Schultz Park

Donating to the Greenway Trail

The City of Paducah accepts monetary donations to be used for construction projects along the greenway trail.  Your tax deductible contribution should be made out to the City of Paducah.  Send your donation to