Estes Park has pedestrian trails that connect downtown to Lake Estes and then continue West to Fall River Rd and also South to Carriage Hills. This includes the Riverwalk trail along the downtown river corridor and also the trail around Lake Estes. Locals and visitors alike take to our town trails to enjoy our outdoors, exercise or simply get from point A to point B. With shopping and dining so close together it is great for visitors to park their cars and breath in some crisp mountain air along these paths. As a local, my kids use it to ride their bikes to schools, I use it to walk my dog and run safely away from traffic. In April, the Parks and Recreation Department received a grant to assist with an addition of a new section of trail. The grant is slated to fund an 2.43 mile section beginning at the Fish Creek Trail and ending at the Lily Lake Trail head. This new section will be an eight foot wide soft trail estimated to cost about $875,000. The grant from Great Outdoors Colorado is covering $450,000 and the town is contributing $50,000. The remainder of the funds come from the mill levy increase approved by voters in 2008 for trail maintenance. Upon its completion we will have a continuous 9 miles pedestrian trail from downtown Estes Park to the Lily Lake trail head. Construction will be in early 2011 and be complete by the end of the summer. I am excited, what a huge benefit to us. I love the outdoors and Haley (my Golden Retriever) and I are going to enjoy using this new trail. Thanks Estes Park!
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