130 miles of trail to be constructed over next several years to Forest Service standards by Prescott National Forest work crews
The Verde Independent newspaper (online article of October 19, 2019) featured an extensive story about the involvement of Yavapai Community College in the development of a 132 mile trail system to be build in the Verde Valley with a trail head on the Campus (see earlier Blog story). According to the article written by reporter Vyto Starinskas for the Verde Independent, persons will eventually be able to park on the Community College Verde Valley campus and hike to “anywhere in the Verde Valley.”
Volunteers, Community College students and staff will construct the Yavapai College Trail on the Campus property. The Prescott Forest has prioritized for development the Blowout Wash Trail System (about 20 miles of trail), Black Canyon National Recreation Trail (about 37 miles of trail) and Grief Hill Trail System (about 15 miles of trail) over the next five years.
You may read the full story that was published October 19 by the Verde Independent online news by clicking here.
