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Prison Hill trail nears completion; Carson River Trail gets signage and national listings
Summary
The committee heard that Carson City's Prison Hill Trail (phase 3) will reach substantial completion in weeks, that the city rebranded five Carson River Trail segments with wayfinding signs, and that the Buzzies Ranch segment was added to Audubon's Birdability listings.
Carson City's trails coordinator told the Open Space Advisory Committee that the Prison Hill Trail phase 3 project will reach substantial completion in the coming weeks and that multiple river-trail projects and accessibility initiatives are moving forward.
Greg Berger, trails coordinator, said work on the Carson River Trail System phase 3 (Prison Hill Trail West) will be substantially complete "in the next two, three weeks at the most," with remaining interpretive signs and fencing to be installed. He invited committee members to a ribbon-cutting ceremony set for June 14 at 9 a.m. at the new trailhead.
Berger said the Prison Hill segment was designed to modern AASHTO accessibility standards so persons using adaptive mountain bikes, wheelchairs or walking can use the route. "It was designed with AASHTO standards to... be accommodating to adaptive mountain bikes as well as regular mountain bikes and walkers of all abilities," he said.
Berger also reported that the city rebranded five segments of trail along the Carson River into a single Carson River Trail with a logo and eight wayfinding signs to show segment starts/ends and where users are located. He said the signs include maps and share-the-trail messaging. The Buzzies Ranch section of the trail was added to National Audubon Society's Birdability website because of its accessibility and interpretive birding signage.
Other updates included installation of a vault toilet at the Prison Hill OHV area and near-term design work for the Riverview Park Trailhead, which will include public outreach for neighbors. Berger also previewed the "Carson City to Canada Quest," a long-distance trail publicity initiative that will send two selected hikers on a planned cross-country trek; Berger said the two finalists will receive awards if they complete specified mileage goals.
Ending: Berger encouraged committee members to attend the ribbon cutting and to test the accessible features; he said interpretive and wayfinding signs for the Carson River Trail will be installed before summer.
