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Sherman Branch Nature Preserve

Sherman Branch Nature Preserve in Mint Hill: what the county records as being there, and what it does not record.

Address12501 Rocky River Church Rd, Mint Hill, NC 28215
TypeNature Preserve
County districtNorth
Parking recordedYes · 25 spaces
DaysSun-Sat
Hours as recordedDaylight
ReservableNo

What the county records here

Trails and water

  • Mountain biking
  • Running trail
  • Walking trail

On site

  • Restrooms

This is the county’s own amenity record, not a visit. It says a playground exists; it does not say what is in it, whether it is fenced, or whether there is shade. Nobody has recorded that, and we are not going to invent it.

What we deliberately do not publish

Opening times change with the season and with the weather, and the county’s own accessibility flag is not reliable enough to repeat — it marks a modern indoor recreation centre as non-accessible. For both, check the county’s current page before you travel.

Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation

What we established, and from where

  • Mecklenburg County's GIS trail layer records 4 official trails at Sherman Branch totalling 12.47 miles. Surfaces by trail count: natural 4. Horses permitted on 0 of these trails; bicycles on 4. Blaze colours recorded: yellow 1, red 1, green 1, blue 1.

    documented Mecklenburg County GIS · checked 2026-09-14

Other parks in the county’s North district