Trail Condition Updates, Thursday, July 8, 2010

MKT: Tunnels cleared, some rills and surface washing in some trail sections, but overall the trail is in fairly decent shape. The Hinkson Creek did cross over the trail near the intersection of the MKT and the MU Recreation Trail, but the damage was minimal. It appears that the large pipes that were installed early in the spring helped prevent damage.

As of 4:00 pm, there's water over the trail west of Scott Blvd. You could probably ride through it, but you'll have to raise your feet and you'll get wet!


Bear Creek Trail: Usual damage- From Creasy Springs west to old Cosmo Park sled hill there's standing water, sand & silt and exposed base rock. Same conditions exist from east end boardwalk into Garth Nature Area. The trail portion by Northland, Rangeline and under Providence Road is also rough. The area between the boardwalk and bridge is also still in bad shape. Staff can not get trucks to this location to repair as the only access is through the creek.


Hinkson Creek Trail: The section by Rock Quarry Road washed out, otherwise in decent shape.


Neighborhood Parks and Trails
Staff is in the process of inspecting all neighborhood park trails, but if you notice anything in the park near you, we would appreciate it if you would let us know by calling 573-874-7201 and leave a message. Here are known problem areas:

Indian Hills and Rothwell Park has some washouts and rutting in places.

Trail Condition Updates, Monday May 3

Bear Creek Trail

• All of the 3-inch base rock is finished.
• From Cosmo Park to Garth Avenue, 1/2-inch surface rock over the 3" is done. The 1/2 -inch surface rock us still needed under Providence bridge and at Northland.
• Sand removed from tunnels and they are clean again!

MKT Trail

• Contractor should be done with pipe installation today or early tomorrow.
• Begin grading and adding surface rock from Katy Place Apts to Forum Nature Area and should be done by Thursday night. P&R staff will then roll it.
• Tunnels are now cleaned!
• Bridge #1 needs boulders on the approach to help shore up sides.
• Bridge #2 has 3 hazardous trees that are partially up-rooting from the stream bank and falling onto the bridge. We will start on removing them Tuesday.
• Between bridge #1 & #2 there is a low area that can use a small pipe which we will do after removing the trees and fixing the approach on #1.

Hinkson Creek Trail is not too bad and staff will report there following work on MKT and Bear Creek.

Thank you for your patience!

Trail Conditions: Sunday, April 25

Most of you know by now, that this amount of rain has caused flooding in the normal locations:

• MKT Trail between MLK and Forum
• MKT Trail at Scott Blvd access
• Bear Creek Trail at Creasy Springs Road access

Park staff will begin evaluation and repairs on Monday morning. Thanks for your patience!

Strawn Road Archery Hunt--Temporarily Closed Oct 23

All archery hunters should be aware that the Strawn Road site is temporarily closed due to flooding. As of Friday, Oct 23 the site is under approximately 3-ft of water. It is likely that the water will continue to rise and peak sometime today. Even when the water recedes, the turf parking area will likely be too soft for vehicles until early next week.

Once the water has receded, archery hunters may use the site at their own risk.

4/30/09 Trail Status

3:30 pm.

Due to flooding, the following Columbia Parks and Recreation Department trails were closed:

MKT Trail: MKT Stadium Blvd access to Forum Blvd.
MKT Trail: Bridge #12 to Scott Blvd access. Parking lot at Scott under water.
Bear Creek Trail: Creasy Springs access to Cosmo Park.

Check back for regular updates.