August 3, 2007

Trails plan


A greenway trails system is also proposed. The plan is to link all parks and points of interest within the community. Approximately 16 miles of trails are proposed in the plan including the existing bike and pedestrian crossings of USH 41 near the Technical College and again at CTH A to Town Hall. Click the above map to zoom in on the trail map.

The overall scheme for trail locations is to incorporate the Town of Grand Chute trails with the Fox Valley trail system. The greatest opportunities for connections are from the Town of Menasha CTH CB Trail to Bubolz Nature Preserve and Bubolz Nature Preserve to the City of Appleton Apple Creek Trial, and Plamann Park. To achieve this goal, the trail designations in the Town are:

Backbone—High Priority Trails
Arrow Head Park to CTH CB Town of Menasha Trail
CTH A (Lynndale Drive) to Bubolz Nature Preserve via Warner Estates
CTH A to Apple Creek City of Appleton Trail via Elsner Road
Gillett Street to Plamann Park via Art Lecker Wilderness Park
Bubolz Nature Preserve west from the preserve to Town of Greenville via stream to the west.

Neighborhood Loop/Spur Trails
A number of neighborhood loops and spurs are planned to serve developed and developing neighborhoods. These loops or spurs would connect to the entire Fox Valley system. Some of the planned neighborhood loops and spurs are:

Capitol Drive Area
Gillett Street Wetlands
Cedar Crest Neighborhood
Michaels Drive Spur
CTH A extended south of Capitol Drive