Trail will add 2.4 miles of recreational opportunity
Information and photos released by the Lake Chelan Trails Alliance
The Chelan City Council approved the new Lower Reach One Trail at its January 14th meeting.
The trail will bring an additional 2.4 miles of recreational opportunity to the area around the Chelan River known as “Reach One”. A reach is a section of a stream or river along which similar hydrologic conditions exist, such as depth, area, and slope.
“This is a huge win for the Lake Chelan community”, reported Guy Evans, president of the Lake Chelan Trails Alliance (LCTA). “This trail will offer a tranquil and serene natural outing just minutes from downtown Chelan.”
The Lake Chelan Trails Alliance worked in partnership with the City of Chelan and the Chelan County PUD to design and permit the new trail. The trail will be built entirely on land owned by the Chelan County PUD and open to walkers, runners, and bikers.
“We took inspiration from a trail in the Wenatchee foothills”, said Evans. That trail, also located on PUD property, was created through a partnership between the PUD, the City of Wenatchee, and the Chelan Douglas Land Trust. “Both trails are examples of agencies working together with local non-profits to enhance our quality of life.”
Construction will begin this spring with completion later in 2020, depending on weather.
The Lake Chelan Trails Alliance formed in 2015 with a mission to plan for, build, promote, and enjoy trails in the Lake Chelan valley. The group co-facilitated the Lake Chelan Community Open Space Vision process in 2017. This is LCTA’s first trail construction project.
More information about the new Lower Reach One Trail can be found on the LCTA website: LakeChelanTrails.org.
The trail includes all three colored segments on this Google Earth image.
