Ribbon Cutting Ceremony - Lake Fayetteville Trail Phase II

Please join us in celebrating the completion of Phase II of the Lake Fayetteville Trail at a ribbon cutting ceremony 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 5th, 2007.  The ceremony will take place on the new trail 0.4 miles north of the Environmental Study Center located at the corner of Lakeview and Powell Streets.  Parking is available at the Environmental Study Center parking lot.  Lewis and Clark will have bikes available for check-out to ride to the ribbon cutting and along the rest of the new trail.   Lewis and Clark will also be hosting a drawing to receive a MountainSmith™ Razor 2 person tent valued at $150.00.  Anyone present can sign up to win the tent and the drawing will be held at 8:00 p.m. at Lewis and Clark.  Water and hot dogs will also be provided at the event.  A trail ride/walk of the new trail will follow the ribbon cutting ceremony.

Lake Fayetteville Trail is now the City of Fayetteville’s longest multi-use trail at 2.73 miles in length.  The newest section of trail is 1.22 miles long and connects to the existing trail near the Environmental Study Center and continues north and east to Crossover Road (Hwy 265).  The new paved trail is separated from the existing natural surface trail by trees and vegetation providing a unique experience for users of either trail.  To preserve the natural integrity of the area for nature study, the trail width was reduced from 12 feet to 10 feet wide, and construction was performed in a very sensitive manor to minimize the impact on the trees and surrounding landscape.  Construction of the trail was performed by the Transportation Division Trails Construction Crew.  This trail construction crew has been exclusively building trails including segments of Frisco Trail, Clabber Creek Trail, Hamestring Creek Trail and most recently Scull Creek Trail.  

Many natural features can be found along the new trail including the state record Black Oak tree measuring 14 feet around.  A plaque will be installed near the base of this tree for recognition and a bench has been placed adjacent to the tree.