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5 <br />Walker Ranch Trail connection. Critical multi -use trail connection. <br />POS <br />The County supports a connection between Eldorado Canyon State <br />Map T1 — Arapahoe Ridge to Compass (across County open <br />space parcels). Erie residents continually request for safe <br />routes to access amenities. This trail addition would allow for <br />East/West connectivity along a major thoroughfare, likely <br />Arapahoe Road. Access in this parcel would allow for <br />residents to access the Coal Creek Trail (to the East) as well <br />as Boulder County Open Spaces (to the West). This <br />connection has continually been requested by residents for <br />many years. <br />The Eldorado Canyon Trail connects Eldorado Canyon State Park, <br />OSMP lands and the Boulder County's Walker Ranch Loop Trail, but <br />does not allow bikes because of steep grades and current trail <br />design. Trail studies are being conducted to assess the feasibility and <br />cost of realigning and improving the trail to allow bikes. This multi- <br />use connection is in the Boulder County and Boulder Valley <br />Comprehensive Plans <br />BCPOS does not currently have management plans for the county owned <br />properties in this area. In addition, part of the area for this request is a <br />conservation easement and the county is not the owner. BCPOS will need <br />to work with the Town of Erie to better understand this request and <br />possible collaboration. <br />Park and Walker Ranch. Working with the City of Boulder and <br />Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Boulder County began an effort to <br />study potential alternative trail alignments for such a connection <br />and determine if there is a feasible solution for minimizing impacts <br />to sensitive natural resources and providing for multiple uses <br />(hike/bike/equestrian) while remaining consistent with the <br />management objectives of the State Park. Boulder County, the <br />City of Boulder, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife hired ERO <br />Resources Corp. in May 2014 to conduct a multi -use trail study for <br />Eldorado Canyon State Park to Walker Ranch. The trail feasibility <br />study is ongoing. <br />Town of Erie 2015 Requests <br />Lead <br />Status <br />1 <br />Map T1 — Arapahoe Ridge to Compass (across County open <br />space parcels). Erie residents continually request for safe <br />routes to access amenities. This trail addition would allow for <br />East/West connectivity along a major thoroughfare, likely <br />Arapahoe Road. Access in this parcel would allow for <br />residents to access the Coal Creek Trail (to the East) as well <br />as Boulder County Open Spaces (to the West). This <br />connection has continually been requested by residents for <br />many years. <br />Erie <br />BCPOS does not currently have management plans for the county owned <br />properties in this area. In addition, part of the area for this request is a <br />conservation easement and the county is not the owner. BCPOS will need <br />to work with the Town of Erie to better understand this request and <br />possible collaboration. <br />33 <br />