If you were driving along 126th Street between HSE High School and Thorpe Creek Elementary Thursday around 1pm, you may have seen some activity at a crosswalk. It was the ribbon cutting ceremony for a major trail connection now open along the Geist Greenway.

“This has been a long time coming,” said Fishers Mayor Scott Fadness.  “This is a really good stretch of trail.”

The Geist Greenway is open from 104th Street to Geist Park (10979 Florida Road) and from Geist Park to 126^th Street. Once completed, the 5-mile pedestrian path will stretch from 96^th Street to 131^st Street.  With the addition of this trail, Fishers’ trail system will total 131 miles.

Hamilton County is working to restore and relocate the historic Bell Ford Bridge—a covered bridge from Jackson County near Seymour, Indiana—to provide safe crossing over Fall Creek along the trail.