By Bruce Kettelle
Brand new color coded signs have been installed this spring on most of the area’s bike trails. Each trail has it’s own color code to make it easier to get around. Soon every trail in the region will be outfitted with the signs as the unique wayfinding initiative gets all the trail districts to adopt the new plan.
The Wolf Creek Rail Trail signs between Trotwood and Verona bear a distinctive bright purple. Each sign provides the name of the trail and lists a few points of interest ahead with the mileage to each.
“There are six signs between Trotwood and Verona,” said Jeff Green. Green is the dedicated Wolf Creek Rail Trail Technician that keeps the bikeway maintained. He is also responsible for many of the little improvements like several new benches installed along the trail recently.
Green said, “Riders should take a minute on their next ride to inspect the new prairie we installed behind Pete’s Station.” The abandoned station is located between Brookville and Verona. The prairie is one of several nature features accessible to riders from the trail.
The trail is operated by Five Rivers MetroParks. Planning to connect the trail southeast into Dayton and the Miami River trails network is underway but no timetable has been announced.
Hans Landenfeld of the Miami Valley Conservancy District is coordinating the sign initiative. It encompasses Five River Metro Parks, Montgomery County Parks, Green County Parks and Miami County Parks.
“His (Landenfeld’s) concept is to make the signs flow for trail users as they pass from county to county, “ said Greg Brumitt Five River’s Director of Outdoor Recreation. “We have one of the better trail systems in the state and want to make it easier for people to use it.”
The new signs will be found on all 70 miles of trails in the tri-county area. The sign colors will match the trail color on the regional bike maps.
Brand new color coded signs have been installed this spring on most of the area’s bike trails. Each trail has it’s own color code to make it easier to get around. Soon every trail in the region will be outfitted with the signs as the unique wayfinding initiative gets all the trail districts to adopt the new plan.
The Wolf Creek Rail Trail signs between Trotwood and Verona bear a distinctive bright purple. Each sign provides the name of the trail and lists a few points of interest ahead with the mileage to each.
“There are six signs between Trotwood and Verona,” said Jeff Green. Green is the dedicated Wolf Creek Rail Trail Technician that keeps the bikeway maintained. He is also responsible for many of the little improvements like several new benches installed along the trail recently.
Green said, “Riders should take a minute on their next ride to inspect the new prairie we installed behind Pete’s Station.” The abandoned station is located between Brookville and Verona. The prairie is one of several nature features accessible to riders from the trail.
The trail is operated by Five Rivers MetroParks. Planning to connect the trail southeast into Dayton and the Miami River trails network is underway but no timetable has been announced.
Hans Landenfeld of the Miami Valley Conservancy District is coordinating the sign initiative. It encompasses Five River Metro Parks, Montgomery County Parks, Green County Parks and Miami County Parks.
“His (Landenfeld’s) concept is to make the signs flow for trail users as they pass from county to county, “ said Greg Brumitt Five River’s Director of Outdoor Recreation. “We have one of the better trail systems in the state and want to make it easier for people to use it.”
The new signs will be found on all 70 miles of trails in the tri-county area. The sign colors will match the trail color on the regional bike maps.
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