Challenging trail under development in local park

Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Ralph Pokorny/Daily Mail

Parks board member Lance Christie shows the parks board a map of the off-road bicycle trail that Christie and another cyclist have laid out in Postlewaite Park during last Wednesday's parks board meeting. He said that they have spent several hours clearing the trail, which is either 1.6 or 2 miles long, depending on the route that is followed. Christie said that most of the trail can be easily hiked and for cyclists there are several water crossings of varying difficulty, including one that he guarantees will "get you muddy." Unlike other trails in Nevada parks bicyclists take precedence over hikers. The trail, which is still under development, is usable, he said, and will get better with use. Postlewaite Park is located south of Deepwood Cemetary on the east side of Washington Street.

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Very good job Mr. Christie and those on the parks board. I'm glad to see our existing parks being used. I've often thought this park was a diamond that needed to be polished. I cant wait to go explore now that the overgrowth has been taken down.

-- Posted by Gordongekko on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 8:26 AM
I'm glad to see that this park will finally be used.

-- Posted by sam floor on Tue, Jan 31, 2012, at 8:26 AM
This is one of the parks that the former parks director had recommended be sold because its costs were too high, nevermind the fact that Ken Postelwaite had donated the land and in the actual deed it says the city was to develop and maintain it. Glad to see that's finally happening!

-- Posted by mvenice on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 12:01 AM
Please talk with someone who rides a bike before you build. No need to have a great idea and then a bad track.

-- Posted by vcbill on Wed, Feb 1, 2012, at 8:34 PM
This wasn't something that came together in a few weeks or even months. Mr Christie has been working on this since summer and I think the amount of thought and labor he has put into the project is to be commended. I look forward to biking and hiking this trail.

-- Posted by ccmom on Thu, Feb 2, 2012, at 8:27 AM
This is a wonderful addition to the city, I hope the school P.E. classes use this and teach kids some good exercise that is fun.

-- Posted by jormancat on Fri, Feb 3, 2012, at 7:54 PM
Maybe the parks dept, could build a PAR COURSE into this project, Its a jogging trail with exercise stations every so often with different challenges at the stations and some tools to use?

-- Posted by stepchild on Fri, Feb 3, 2012, at 10:35 PM

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