What can the Ecusta Trail teach us about the Saluda Grade?

What can the Ecusta Trail teach us about the Saluda Grade?

By Chelsea Gillespie   FOOTHILLS—Now that the Ecusta Trail has opened its first stretch, from Hendersonville to Horse Shoe, local leaders are reflecting on what this nearby rail trail can show us about the planned Saluda Grade Trail.  In Tryon, Lourdes Gutierrez, Executive Director of the Tryon Downtown Development Association, says the Saluda Grade project has sparked new energy. “The biggest impact will be the boost in people coming to downtow…