Locals combine effort to create trail system in North Lehi
The
Traverse Mountain Trails Association will celebrate the opening of the newly
named Sensei Trail in Lehi and reveal the $2 million master plan for the
Traverse Mountain trail system on Saturday, June 1 at 10 a.m. The ribbon
cutting ceremony will take place at the Vialetto/East Trailhead.
Monique
Robbins and Lori McIntosh Le began the process to get the Sensei Trail done by
writing and winning a grant from the National Park Service on behalf of Lehi
City. The Traverse Mountain Trails Association (TMTA), headed by association
members Dustin Martinez, Shelby McCune, and Chad Biesinger, gathered a
volunteer group of about 150, consisting of the Skyridge Mountain Bike Team,
the Lehi High Mountain Bike Team, and the Skyridge Metal Mashers Team, to add
the finishing touches on the trail.
The
ribbon-cutting event includes an open invitation to the community to
participate in a mountain bike, run, or walk along the new five-mile Sensei
Trail starting at the Vialetto Trailhead and ending at the Toll Brothers Canyon
Point at Traverse Mountain.
The
TMTA, a non-profit, has been working in partnership with Lehi City to
master-plan and fund a 60-mile network of trails on Traverse Mountain.
Development of the trail system requires a $2 million investment, which will
come from private and public funds as well as grants. The network will connect
to the Corner Canyon trail system in Draper and the Bonneville Shoreline Trail
(BST).
