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2008 Completed Projects
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High Chaparral Open Space Ridgeline Trail Scenic Overlook
Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (TOPS) Department. (click here to see more)
Development of a trailside scenic overlook at the high point of the newly constructed High Chaparral Ridgeline Trail. This ADA compliant scenic overlook offers breathtaking views of the Pikes Peak Regions foothills and alpine ranges from one of the highest viewpoints in Colorado Springs. Surrounding the overlook we’re constructing a ¾ circle wet-laid stone sitting wall approximately thirty feet in diameter and 65 feet in length. This completely hand crafted circular structure required an extensive layered foundation of crushed stone, dry-laid stone, and wet-laid stone due to poor soil conditions. Construction will continue on the final above-ground tiers through early 2009. www.springsgov.com
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Hansen-Larsen Community Park, Rapid City, South Dakota.
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) (click here to see more)
TrailArts teamed up again with IMBA to develop Gateway Trails in Rapid City!
Dave, Joey Klein of IMBA Trail Solutions, and Greg Mazu of Singletrack Trails, Inc have completed machine assisted construction on the “Sunset”, “M” East 3, and “M-Connection” Trails! And with the assistance of a very productive volunteer day organized by IMBA member club BHMBA www.bhmba.org, the upper “M” East, “M” West was also completed! In all, about a mile of great new trails through lots of rock, interesting bread-dough clay, and some challenging weather! For 09 we’ll get started on the gateway “M” East 1” and “Far East” Trails then move on to four more alignments to be completed by May! Ultimately over five miles of machine-assisted and hand-built single track will be constructed in this beautiful location right in the heart of Rapid City! www.imba.com www.bhmba.org
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Ft. Lincoln State Park Nature Trail Extension, North Dakota.
Blue Sky Trails LLC (click here to see more)
Assisted Blue Sky Trails, LLC., with hand-built construction for a 1500ft nature trail extension. This new trail, which traverses over 19th century wagon trail, grazing land, campsites, and dump sites presented us with challenging compacted clay-based soils and an extremely thick sod-base. We actually used a small roto tiller to blast through the organic layer form the tread and cut the back-slope. www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/flsp.htm
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Fort Stevenson State Park, North Dakota.
Blue Sky Trails, LLC (click here to see more)
Machine assisted construction of 6 miles of rolling contour hiking and biking trail throughout the Fort Stevenson State Park grounds. Completed in just six weeks, TrailArts provided project support, hand finishing, and mechanized assistance to Blue Sky Trails, LLC., for this beautiful route winding through an amazing arboretum of Ponderosa Pines. www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/fssp.htm
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Betasso Preserve Feasibility Study. Boulder County, Colorado.
International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA), (click here to see more)
Provided design consulting to Pete Webber of the International Mountain Bicycling Association for some tricky preliminary trail alignments through the Preserve. This project was initiated in conjunction with the development Boulder County’s combined management plan to determine the feasibility of developing contiguous sustainable trail routes throughout the Preserve and provide connecting routes to the surrounding park land and existing trails. www.bouldercounty.org/openspace/management_plans/Betasso.htm
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Fraser to Granby Trail, Granby Ranch, Colorado.
Blue Sky Trails, LLC (click here to see more)
This 1.6 mile extension to the Fraser to Granby Trail featured rock, rock, and more rock! Oh, and a really nice trail as well! Designed by Blue Sky Trails, LLC., as an intermediate level hiking and biking trail, this gateway section completes the contiguous Fraser to Granby trail route by connecting previously constructed trail sections adjacent to the Solvista Ski Resort with 10 mile road in Granby. Machine assisted construction featured Dawn Packard of Blue Sky Trails, LLC. on the Sweco 480 dozer and Dave taking care of the excavator and sub-finishing duties. A big thanks to Headwaters Trails Alliance for their help with the final hand finishing! www.headwaterstrails.com
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Gross Reservoir Trailhead Reclamation, Colorado.
Blue Sky Trails, LLC
One of the final components for the Blue Sky Trails Gross Reservoir Trail Project involved reclamation and drainage mitigation of trailhead parking. Utilizing a medium class excavator, TrailArts constrained parking area to limit visitor volume and reconfigured the drainage egress to eliminate erosion problems along the adjacent access road. A pretty quick project but we still moved over 100 tons of material!
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Indian Creek Homeowners Association Trail Feasibility Survey.
Sedalia, Colorado.
Performed field analysis to determine the suitability of utilizing existing trail easements for a developed trail joining the Indian Creek development with Douglas County’s Nelson Ranch Open Space.
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Indian Hills Resort Nux Ba Gaa Trail. North Dakota.
Blue Sky Trails, LLC (click here to see more)
This two mile extension to the Nux Baa Ga Trails system on the shores of Lake Sakakawea was the second phase of an ongoing project by Blue Sky Trails, LLC. to develop more recreational Mountain Biking and hiking opportunities for the resort and lake region and was funded by Lewis and Clark Legacy Grants. TrailArts provided specialized mechanized construction services, utilizing the Sweco 480 trail dozer and mini excavator, as well as and project support for the construction of this intermediate level trail system. www.fishindianhills.com/trail.asp
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Harlan County Lake OHV Park Design
Harlan County Lake, Nebraska (click here to see more)
Performed the final field design of 14 miles of ATV and Motorcycle Trails within the Army Corps of Engineers Harlan County Lake OHV Park. This unique project, co-funded by the US Army Corps of Engineers, FHWA RTP Grants, and the Harlan County Board of Tourism, is the first of its kind in Nebraska and integrates Parking Facilities, Camp Ground, Kids Loops, Learning Loops, and Green, Blue, and Black Ability Loops on 500 acres of some of Nebraska’s most scenic back-country! Trail construction is scheduled for 2009. www.nwk.usace.army.mil/hc/
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Ridgeline Open Space Trail Project Phase 2. Castle Rock, Colorado.
Arrowhead Trails, Inc. (click here to see more)
Machine assisted construction of approximately 2 more miles of 48” hiking and biking trail above the new Meadows at Castle Rock development. This trail section integrated a system of approximately eight miles of natural surface rolling contour trails developed by Arrowhead Trails, Inc. in the area. www.townofcastlerock.org www.arrowheadtrails.com
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High Chaparral Open Space Trail Improvement Phase 2
Colorado Springs Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services (TOPS) Department. (click here to see more)
Improvements of the Ridgeline Trail to Tier 3 Urban Trail Standards began in the spring of 2008. This machine-assisted project included the construction of approximately 4,150 linear feet of hand-finished rolling contour trail. Utilizing the Sweco 480 Trail Dozer, TrailArts reconfigured sustainable portions of the existing trail and developed several new trail sections to 6-foot wide natural surface specifications. In addition, another 4,200 linear feet unsustainable social and re-routed trails were closed and re-vegetated. www.springsgov.com
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