National Trails Day 2009

“National Trails Day® is a celebration of trails that evolved from the report of President Ronald Reagan’s President’s Commission on Americans Outdoors. In 1987, the report recommended that all Americans be able to go out their front doors and within fifteen minutes, be on trails that wind through their cities or towns and bring them back without retracing steps. The recommendation, dubbed Trails for All Americans, became the impetus behind several public and private parties joining American Hiking Society in launching National Trails Day® in 1993.”

On Saturday, June 6 community members will enjoy a Nevada County Celebration of Trails. Nevada County Land Trust, along with our western Nevada County community partners, will sponsor this event celebrating National Trails Day. Partners include a number of organizations interested in building, promoting, and maintaining local trail systems including: the City of Nevada City, Gold Country Trails Council, Bicyclists of Nevada County, Friends of Deer Creek, County of Nevada Planning Department, Rattlesnake Neighborhood Association and Sierra Outdoors with John Skinner and Greg Archbald.

Events will include a series of hosted trail rides, walks, and other activities throughout the day. Our objective is to inspire community awareness of the wealth of local trails, as well as honor the commitment of the many groups involved in creating great trail projects.

Participants were welcome to choose events most suitable to them. Most events were free of charge to the public. A huge success, we hope to establish this event as an annual tradition.

See Schedule of Events for details.