Spanning the gold country foothills of California
Coyote Creek: The Trail that has it all By: Eve Pearce As the El Dorado Trail campaigns for more improvements to its remaining tracked areas, the excitement among locals and tourists grows. Imagining the day when our entire trail is … Continued
FOEDT March Newsletter
Ever wonder what our corridor would look like without rails? The Bizz Johnson removed their rails 25 year ago and enjoy a wonderful trail! You can take a shuttle 3 Saturdays in October and bike the whole thing (25 miles) … Continued
Mike Kenison was recently interviewed on Access Sacramento…
1) Request Supervisor Knight to work with couty counsel to make a formal written request to the JPA to allow El Dorado County to remove the rails in segment 1 and the request should also include the beneficiary of proceeds … Continued
I had a conversation with the Engineers for BLM in regard to the Bizz Johnson Trail. Interesting trail build because they removed the rails and ties and have done nothing to the rail bed since. They originally thought they would … Continued
The El Dorado Trail stretches from South Lake Tahoe to the western El Dorado county line and runs along the Sacramento Placerville Train Corridor (SPTC) from Placerville West. This trail is partially developed (witness the newest, very heavily used, section … Continued
Good news to report! The supervisors (John Knight, Ray Nutting, Ron Briggs and Norma Santiago ) voted 4-1 in favor of making a policy change and making hiking, biking, and equestrian trails the priority from Shingle Springs to the county … Continued
March 26, 2011 Dear County Supervisors, I have years of experience working with Railroads both building and dismantle unused rail lines. Iron Horse Preservation Society has worked closely with several Cities and Municipalities across the United States and has created … Continued
This option increases the cost of the class 1 bike trail by up to $30 million and increases the time by up to 50 years (based on current projects in El Dorado County and the time in has taken to … Continued