construction of the joseph mcdowell historical catawba greenway was completed in summer 2010 and phase i opened to the public in september 2010. phase i of the greenway offers a one-mile recreational trail, picnic area, fishing pier, wildlife observation deck, and access to the little round hill trail. in 2014, the mcdowell trails association completed the paving of the 0.5 mile little round hill loop trail located off of phase i of the greenway. phase ii of the greenway was completed in march 2015 and extends an additional 0.7 miles to the joseph mcdowell house on us highway 70 west and beyond. phase ii includes a paved greenway trail, paved driveway and parking lot at the mcdowell house property, an amphitheater, fitness stations and a canoe launch off of us highway 221 north business. if you start on one end of the greenway, walk to the other end, walk once around the round hill loop and come back to the beginning, you will have walked approximately 3.2 miles and have completed a 5k.