Plaza Midwood
Briar Creek Greenway
The quiet creekside cut-through on Plaza Midwood's back edge.
- Greenway access
- Park
Hours & practicals
- From your base
- Sorts every list here by walk time.
- On the trail
- Three sections: 0.42 miles from Arnold Drive to Masonic Drive, 0.9 miles behind Myers Park High School, and 1.0 miles between Randolph Road and Meadowbrook Road.
Briar Creek, right now
2.08 ft at Briar Creek at Colony Road, read at 2:45 PM.
Its action stage — the lowest flood threshold — is 9 ft.
Gage height above this gauge's own datum — not the depth of the water, and not comparable with another creek's. Gauge live from NOAA's National Water Prediction Service.
The take
A low-key creek-following path along the neighborhood's rear boundary — more a locals' shortcut than a destination. Good for getting between streets without fighting traffic; don't come expecting mileage.
Check in
Your passport…
Sources
- Facts — mecknc.gov, verified August 2026
- url — mecknc.gov, August 2026 — not independently verified
- theTake — mecknc.gov, verified August 2026
- outdoorNote — parkandrec.mecknc.gov, August 2026 — not independently verified
Sources disagree on facts.url: No official-site link is shown — the one on file has gone and no replacement is confirmed.
- https://www.mecknc.gov/parkandrec/greenways/Pages/BriarCreekGreenway.aspx — mecknc.gov (Recorded as the official site; returned 404 when checked 2026-08-19.)
More in Plaza Midwood
Nothing else quite like it — here's what else is close by
The neighborhood
The 3 things this place connects to in the guide's map of the town — one step out, and nothing beyond it.
District
located in
Categories
serves
See Briar Creek Greenway on the wiki, with every connection listedArriving in Plaza Midwood? The first-hour guide