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What will the new trail look like? See attached map. The reroute will start out at the wooded area next to the prairie edge and continue on fairly flat grade to the first right hand curve. The first right hand curve starts the uphill traverse on the northern hillside and takes the rider through scrub brush and light tree cover. The second left hand curve will be a sharper turn, possibly a switchback. Once around the curve, the rider will continue to traverse the northern hillside around the east side and ultimately up to the wooded hilltop. The trail will split into 2 or 3 options, each one with a wooden feature starting the trip downhill through the scrub brush area. The current idea for these wooden features would be designed to include an easy, intermediate and a difficult feature, so all skill levels can ride the trail. Once past the features, the rider will go downhill along the old trail to a wooden berm that will point them back uphill. This berm will need to be wooden to allow for water drainage, a dirt berm would collect water like a bathtub, so it would not be sustainable. From the berm, the rider will enter the woods again, gradually traversing and climbing the southwest side of the hill to the south side of the hilltop and rejoin the existing trail. What is the timeline for the construction, and how will it impact park users during the construction phase? We are hoping to start construction in the spring of 2026. Depending on volunteer turnout and the potential of hiring a contractor, it is possible to finish it by the end of 2026 but it is unlikely. It is more probable that it would be able to open sometime in the 2027 dirt season. We will be keeping the current trail open during construction so the users should not be affected at all. We will be able to construct the vast majority of the trail without detouring the current trail with the exception of the last steps of construction when we need to build the new wooden features over the current trail. At that point in time, we will open the new reroute and close the old climb trail. There would be a temporary ride- around the wooden features at the top until they are ready to open. Any environmental impacts? In the process of construction we will be removing mostly scrub brush and buckthorn. There a few small (6” or less) dead trees that will be taken out as well. The reroute was designed to go around all live trees that are larger than 2”. The drainage off the hill should not be affected by the addition of the trail, no erosion is expected. Page 11 of 36