October 2024 | Vol. 4 Iss. 10
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‘TWIST’ AND ‘SHOUT’ ON NEW TRAILS ABOVE BOUNTIFUL By Becky Ginos | becky.g@thecityjournals.com
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Bottom of “Shout DH.” Courtesy photo
he mountains above Bountiful are filled with trails for all types of outdoor enthusiasts. They’re so popular in fact that some of them are getting a little congested. Bountiful City has been working on building new trails and improving existing ones that can accommodate all users. The Bountiful staff has worked with the Trails Committee to name those new trails and recently came before the City Council for approval. “Starting in 2019, Blu Line Designs did a basic trail design for the Master Plan,” said Amber Corbridge, Senior Planner. “In 2021, IMBA (International Mountain Bicyclist Association) designed a more robust trails Master Plan.” Mueller Park Trail has had a lot of user conflict, she said. “Motorcycles are allowed up there and grandfathered in. Runners, bikers and hikers also use the trail and it has caused some issues with traffic. Someone might be hiking up and a mountain biker is coming down.” It’s scary, Corbridge said. “We needed to spread out the trail system to provide other opportunities for other users.” Some of the trails are built and some are under construction, she said. “The names are based on the characteristics of the trail and others after rock songs.” The rock songs kind of randomly happened, said Corbridge. “People on the trails committee sometimes ride the trail and sing songs in their head or listen to them. It's fun going down hill and the songs describe the nature of the trail.” Twist is twisty, she said. “It’s fitting for the trail but also the rock song so it has double
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meaning.” Stoker was proposed for trails 304-305 (see map of trails on the city’s website), said Corbridge. “It’s feeling stoked, excited, but it’s also after Stoker school. The council asked us to hold off on that and consider naming it after Jesse Bell (council member who passed away recently). It’s still under discussion. We do want to use Stoker somewhere. We may use it on a different trail.” Other names include: • Perregrine (trail 406/307) is named after a Bountiful founding father, Perregrine Sessions. The trail crosses over Mill Creek Bridge 4 deeper into the canyon. • Trails entering and exiting North Canyon Creek Trailhead (not numbered on the map) Continued page 19