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Eagle Phase #2 Trails Proposal

The Hardscrabble Trails Coalition (HTC), in partnership with the VVMTA is proposing 11 miles of reroutes and new trails and reroutes in Town of Eagle Open Space and adjacent lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These trails are proposed and not approved.  All of these proposals are planned to undergo further environmental

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Trail Conservation Crew 2024: Heavy Lifting Trail Work

It’s not every day you get the chance to build a bike park, and the crew rose to the occasion early season for the Eagle Bike Park. Our crew leaders Sam and Bay got trained on mini excavator operations, and they honed their skills here in preparation for the rest of the season. We weathered

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What considerations go into building a new trail?

From Navigating Red Tape to Digging in the Dirt – our network of trails requires meticulous planning and maintenance. Building a trail doesn’t happen overnight; in fact, it takes an immense number of hours and resources, coupled with the collaborative efforts of numerous stakeholders. Our job is to make sure and new trail aligns with

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Stewardship of the Trails We Love

Have you ever been out hiking or riding your favorite trail and been disappointed at the amount of trash, dog poop or even worse, human waste in your favorite wilderness spots? Was your first thought “someone should take care of that!” When it comes to our trails, that’s the essence of stewardship. Sometimes, you’re the

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Trail Feature of the Month-Corridor Clearing

We have Cyndi Lauper to thank for bangers like “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” and “Time After Time.” We also have Cyndi to thank for giving us a last name that would provide many-a-puns to be immortalized by our Adopt A Trail volunteers. There is “Cyndi Loppers,” “I am going to Cyndi Lopper the heck

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Trail Conservation Crew – Mid Summer Update

Just like the monarch butterflies, or the humpback whales the Trail Conservation Crew takes part in a great migration. In the springtime when the weather is cool, the TCC focuses their efforts in the high desert of Eagle. As the temperatures in Eagle rise to levels that would make the devil himself uncomfortable, the crew

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Trail Conservation Crew Projects – June

Trails are the literal and figurative ground upon which we built VVMTA. We have designed, created, and maintained trails in Eagle County since 2011, and we consider ourselves humble experts in this arena. Every decision we make weighs the needs of the land and our community and aims to encourage more people to get out

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Even More Volunteers Taking Care of our Trails in June

Volunteering is an excellent way to understand VVMTA and fully experience our values of community, action, relationships, education, and stewardship. Each year, hundreds of volunteers contribute thousands of hours of maintenance, education, and stewardship, the importance of which continues to increase as demand for trails rises. Our volunteers are already working hard to take care

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Volunteer Update – June 2024

Volunteering is an excellent way to understand VVMTA and fully experience our values of community, action, relationships, education, and stewardship. Each year, hundreds of volunteers contribute thousands of hours of maintenance, education, and stewardship, the importance of which continues to increase as demand for trails rises. Our volunteers are already working hard to take care

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Trails Should be Anti-Social :-)

A social trail is an unofficial, user-created path that ventures off from the designated trail. Over time, these trails can take on some of the characteristics of a sustainable trail and become the preferred route. This might be from avoiding a wet, muddy area, avoiding obstacles in the trail, or even to scenic viewpoints or

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State of Our Trails: May 9-May 28

The biggest news this week is that the Eagle Bike Park opened Friday May 31st! It’s open daily from sunrise to sunset unless it’s muddy. We are so grateful for our community partnerships. A special thanks to Town of Eagle, Great Outdoors Colorado and Mountain Recreation for their commitment to funding this project. Our local

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2023 Annual Report

Read the Full Annual Report Here We are pleased to bring you our 2023 Annual Report.  You can read the full report here or click on an image below.  Thank you for your continued support which truly allows us to further our mission of connecting our community to the outdoors through sustainable recreation. Dear Trails

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Trail Ambassadors – Doing our Part to Protect Wildlife

   Why does a trail advocacy group work so hard to protect seasonal wildlife closures? When we proposed to build the Everkrisp trail in 2017, we learned why seasonal wildlife closures exist and that our community was not informed or educated on their importance nor where and when they exist. Most people in our community thought

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The Trails We Love – Adam’s Way Connector

It’s small but mighty. It’s not even a mile of trail. And yet it’s one of the most exciting trail approvals this year. Connectivity, community and conservation come together to significantly improve not only the trail experience but the Eagle community as a whole.  The trails in Eagle are split into two distinct areas. East

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The Trails We Love – Mill Creek

Mill Creek, North Trail Connector and Vail Uphill Trail – One Win and Two Setbacks In 2022, the VVMTA proposed a single-track trail connection from the Town of Vail to the North Trail. As part of this trail proposal, we had an opportunity to support Vail Resorts and our partners on the Mill Creek and

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