The trail begins at a gated intersection with Willow Street, travelling north through a wooded residential area.

Approximately 300 yards (270 m) later, it crosses Mouse Creek, and runs parallel just feet from the U.S. Route 11 Bypass (Keith Street).

It then passes under Mouse Creek Road, and turns northwest, entering a wooded area near commercial and industrial development.

The greenway then makes a slight turn to the northeast and about 0.4 miles (0.64 km) later passes underneath Paul Huff Parkway.

The greenway then enters a wooded residential area and comes to an intersection with a connector to a neighborhood, before turning northeast and reaching its northern terminus a little over 100 yards (91 m) later at a dead end.

[9][10] An approximately 1/4 mile section of phase four, located between Paul Huff Parkway and Mohawk Drive, was built in 2006, while at the same time, work began on the southern part.

[9] Phase three was built between August 8, 2007 and May 15, 2008, funded in part through a Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) enhancement grant.

In June 2017, a project to construct an approximately 0.8 miles (1.3 km) long connector from Tinsley Park to U.S. Route 11 (North Ocoee Street) began.

[13] It was completed on July 31, 2018, and named the Casteel Connector in honor of a former city manager of Cleveland who pushed for its construction.

[21] In July 2015 the Cleveland City Council passed an ordinance to ban juveniles from the greenway between 11 PM and 6 AM unless accompanied by an adult and to install security cameras.