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City of Las Vegas Opens Hualapai Canyon Trail March 27
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Casino Press Releases Non Hotel Press Releases City Of Las Vegas Press Releases City of Las Vegas Opens Hualapai Canyon Trail March 27We have 20 guests and no members online
Residents Invited for Opening Festivities And Narrated Nature Walk Along New Trail
Las Vegas residents are invited to the grand opening of the Hualapai Canyon Trail, set for Saturday, March 27, at 10 a.m. City of Las Vegas Ward 2 Councilman Steve Wolfson and others involved in the project will speak briefly at the opening before UNLV Professor of Geology Steve Rowland leads a narrated nature walk through the new trail. Everyone is invited to gather at the trailhead, located on the east side of Hualapai Way, north of Alta Drive. Light refreshments will be provided while supplies last.
“This much-anticipated new trail offers area residents a pleasant place to enjoy outdoor exercise and nature, away from busy streets and noisy traffic,” Wolfson said. “Having trails and parks in our
neighborhoods and urban areas gives everyone a chance to enjoy a healthy lifestyle that includes outdoor activities and time with natural beauty.”
The new trail extends east from Hualapai Way for approximately one-half mile adjacent to the Tournament Players Club Canyons golf course. The trail will accommodate pedestrians, bicyclists and other modes of non-motorized travel. Both sides of the 10-foot-wide trail are landscaped. Other amenities include rest areas, benches, trash receptacles, pet waste stations and trail lighting. Construction of the trail began in August 2009, and it was officially named in December, after suggestions were submitted by the public.
Funding for the $3 million Hualapai Canyon Trail is provided by the Bureau of Land Management through the sale of public lands as authorized by the Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act. This act keeps money from Nevada federal land sales in the state for park and trail projects. Wiser Construction was the contractor for the project. The city of Las Vegas Planning and Development Department developed the trail concept and secured federal funds for construction, and the city’s Public Works Department managed the project.