Long term plan for trails taking shape

 

Submitted Photo By Wrangell Department of Parks and Recreation

This map shows possible routes for future trails in the City and Borough of Wrangell. Parks department officials have been working toward developing a long-term plan with help from the National Park Service. The trails haven’t been designed or submitted to the public for review, and the routes shown in the graphic above are tentative.

A long-term plan for trails in and around Wrangell is taking shape with a little help from the National Park Service.

The Borough Planning and Zoning Commission heard testimony from economic development officer Carol Rushmore earlier in the month that a network of trails joining the Volunteer Park Trail to the Dewey Mountain Trail has been under consideration recently. Parks and Recreation Director Amber Al-Haddad was careful to stress that no plans have been finalized, and hikers may have to wait quite a while before hitting the trails across the muskeg.

“These are really ‘trails of desire,’”...



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