Trinity Trail Work Near Rogers Road And University
We noticed some questions as an offshoot of our Gallery 1701 post, on the subject of the Trinity Trails. Questions asking what the surveying markers and signs announcing a trail re-route are all about. We’ve learned that the Trinity River Vision Authority will be doing some work to both the trail alignment and the trailhead in this location. What’s happening is that the trail in this area will be reworked to be less steep and provide better visibility – as you come under University, the current alignment and grade risks slamming you blind into a runner or cyclist coming the other way. This will be corrected. In addition, work on the trailhead will bring ADA accessibility and a slate of upgrades including a fishing pier. On the whole, the changes will make this part of the trails both more attractive and safer.
Thanks go to Laura at the TRVA for giving us the heads-up!
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I have the Rodgers road pavilion plans. If you are interested in its design let me know.
Thank you for posting this! I have been riding by lately and wondering what they have planned – those inclines are a bit dangerous.
Those inclines are wicked fun, but I’ll admit they are dangerous, especially blasting through at full tilt on a bike.
But they are fun.
x2 Jonathan
x3 Jonathan. But I always watch to make sure I’m not going to run over a jogger or small child.
I think that’s part of the fun. It’s the short adrenaline burst from the required vigilance and control as well as the decent acceleration down the slope. There are definitely places near the trails you can go faster (e.g. Hidden Trail) but few that require that heightened vigilance and control at speed.
Greatness. Thanks. I had a spectacular wreck at the Rogers underpass years ago. A woman on a mountain bike coming up toward Hoffbrau wasn’t watching and panicked when she saw me coming down. She overeacted, her front wheel went off the pavement and then she went down in front of me. When I hit her, I did a complete flip and landed on my back. Thanks to my helmet and the almost perfectly flat landing, I was relatively unscathed. I could still ride home. She however suffered a dislocated shoulder and very bruised dignity. She was very upset with herself, mentioning also she had just gotten a divorce that day or somesuch.