Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Number 1 Priority US 421 Corridor – Connecting Frankfort to the Town Branch Trail in Lexington
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Lewis & Clark Historic Trail 1806 & 1809
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Franklin County
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Owen County
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Woodford County
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Total Miles of Existing & Proposed Trails County Miles Fayette 377.8 Scott 439.5 Franklin (Includes the City of Frankfort) 390.1 Woodford 320.9 Owen 309.4 Approximate Total Miles 1,838
Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance Continue to Connect the Region • Support the Bluegrass Bike Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance • Adopt the trail recommendations into local Community Master Plans • Past this legacy of connectivity onto the next generation
RTCA Vison for the Future A network of parks, rivers, trails, greenways and open spaces that promote quality of life and link people to their natural and cultural heritage . Hike Horseback Water Trails Alliance
Thank You Russell Clark, AICP, ASLA National Park Service Rivers, Trails & Conservation Assistance Program
Conversations with the Region Series Trails & Greenways, August, 2016 Water Summit, November, 2016 Energy Innovations, March 2017 Land Use Planning, September 2017 Coming Up: Local Food & Agriculture, December 8, 2017 At Bluegrass Stockyards… Keynote Commissioner Ryan Quarles 2018 Conferences: Transportation et. al.
Bluegrass Trails Alliance Phase II • 1,838 miles of Connected Bike, Hike, Horseback, Water & Historic trails
5 -county Proposed New Bike Trails
Proposed 5-county multi-use trails
5-county proposed Water Trails Woodford Priorities: • Easement/Access on KY River, South Elkorn Creek and Glenns Creek, currently no public access. Franklin Priorities: • More access sites in Pool 4 of Ky River. • More access on Elkhorn Creek. Owen Priorities: * Major KY River water trail access points at Gratz, Blue Wing Landing, Lockport and Monterey.
Number One Priority in Entire Plan US 421 Trail Corridor Connection to Town Branch Trail in Fayette
US 421 Through Frankfort
Woodford U.S. 421
Lewis & Clark Historic Trail 1806 & 1809
Owen Co. Proposed Bike Trails
Owen Co. proposed Multi-Use trails Connecting to Franklin using 127 Corridor
Owen County Water Trails on Ky. River Focus on Gratz, Blue Wing Landing, Lockport and Monterey
Franklin proposed Trail head locations • Cove Spring Park • Capitol View Park • US 421 @Good Shepherd Church • Old Taylor Distillery
Franklin proposed multi-use priorities • U.S. 421… To Woodford Co. Line 1.3 miles to finish trail to U.S. 60, 6.5 miles to Midway Exit • Develop Glenns Creek/McCracken Pike to Woodford Co. Line • U.S. 60 Multi-Use trail, include in Upcoming road project. • U.S. 460 Switzer Rd. to Scott County
Woodford proposed bike trails priorities • U.S. 421 Multi-Use Trail- Midway to Franklin & Lexington • Bike touring route from Woodford Cty Park to Anderson Co along U.S. 62, connecting to existing Bourbon Trail • U.S. 62 Multi-use trail From Versailles to Midway
Woodford proposed trailhead locations • Buckley Wildlife Center • Castle & Key Distillery • Millville Community Center • Downtown Midway • Weisenberger Mill • Equus Run Winery • Falling Springs • Heart & Horizon Farm on Fords Mill Rd.
Woodford proposed Equestrian • Priority: Multi-Use Horse Trail at Woodford Co. Park to Life Adventure Center proceeding north through Clifton along the Ky. River to Millville & Buckley Wildlife Center. • Recommended Trail Head at Life Adventure Center
Woodford proposed Multi-use trails • U.S. 421 Multi-Use Trail • U.S. 60 Multi-Use trail • Old Frankfort Pike Multi-Use • All major connecting trail corridors.
Other Key Master Plan Recommendations • Government Advocacy – including strengthening KRS 411, strengthen liability & incentive opportunities, Weisenberger Mill, Prioritize Lock & Dam 5. • Water Trails: Portages for L&D’s 3,4,5 • Marketing & Promotion: Bluegrass Trails App & consistent trail signage • Hike Bike, Water Safety Awareness Plan • Trail Town Certifications for Midway, Versailles, Monterey, Gratz, Millville, Frankfort • Whole sections on Outreach, Land Owner Cultivation & Funding.
Scenic Kentucky River Recreational Trail System Presented by University of Kentucky Department of Landscape Architecture Landscape Design Studio IV Students In Partner with Bluegrass Tomorrow NPS, Rivers, Trails, and Conservation Assistance Program Bluegrass Area Development District Regional Trail System of Central Bluegrass Region, Kentucky December 7, 2015
Community Charrette Nov. ‘15 Counties: Mercer Garrard, Jessamine, Madison, Clark Estill Fayette Regional Trail System of Central Bluegrass Region, Kentucky December 7, 2015
Kentucky River Blueway Trail System Halls on the River Raven Run Camp Nelson http://www.hallsontheriver.com http://www.lexingtonky.gov/inde x.aspx?page=276 http://jessamineco.com/community- services/camp-nelson-white-house/ Fort Boonesborough Pulpit Rock http://www.genuinekentucky.com/?att Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill achment_id=9373 Chimney Rock http://noclexington.c om/?p=8570 http://www.visitlex.com/listings/Shaker-Village- of-Pleasant-Hill/5995 https:// www.geocaching.com/seek/cache _details.aspx?wp=GC1KGR8&title=stove- pipe-rock (Data Source: Kentucky Geography Network, 2015) Regional Trail System of Central Bluegrass Region, Kentucky December 7, 2015
Preliminary Tour De Bluegrass Plan Existing Rail Bed Purple: Regional Biking Route (Data Source: Kentucky Geography Network, 2015)
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