Trinity Trail

Brockdale, Highland Park and East Fork Trailheads are all Open

July 14 – Lavon Lake level is currently at 489.72 feet, 2+ feet low. All trails are open and dry. It’s hot out there, so make sure to use sunscreen and stay hydrated.

Trinity Trail across Lakeview Downs – Trail Open

The Lakeview Downs developer has finished installing the utilities. We have opened up the trailbed on our easement on the west side to use a new gate onto Corps land. When going south from Highland Park, step over the horse gate on Snider Lane, turn right and go 20 yards, then turn left and enter the property on Royal King Road. Ride the right-hand shoulder, going west, avoiding the water meter boxes set next to the road. Follow Royal King across the property and around the curve, until you come to our Trinity Trail white marker stakes. Turn and follow the stakes into the woods on our easement path, and through the gates at the west end of the easement path. The path from there to join the trail is flagged with orange surveyor tape. Enjoy!

NTMWD Construction Activity

We’ve spoken with the NTMWD Wilson Creek plant supervisor. They are in the midst of a multi-year plan to upgrade the plant to its design capacity of 64Mgd. One of the projects is to add to their ‘effluent’ capacity by installing a new 60” pipeline from the plant to the lake to discharge treated water. That pipeline will be next to the current effluent pipe, and is where we just got reports of tree clearing and brush removal (about 2.5 miles north of Highland Park). As the project progresses, they will finish the clearing operation, then lay out the pipes (much like we’ve been seeing in the Airport Rd/380 area in McKinney) and then bury the new pipes. He will provide the tentative schedule and provide us with updates as the actual dates are locked in. We think we can keep the trail open and clear through much of this, but may have to close it on the day(s) when they are burying the pipe or the pipe trench is open (it will be deep and wide). We’ll get some signs made to warn folks approaching the corridor that there is construction activity ahead. On the good news side, maybe a chance to further spook-train your horse with 30’ x 5ft yellow pipes next to the trail?

Lucas E. Winningkoff Trailhead is now open

The City of Lucas has opened a new trailhead on E. Winningkoff (right next to the water tower). The trailhead has plenty of room for trailer parking, a horse pen, water for the horses, bathroom, pavilion, and picnic tables. To get to the trail, we’ve opened a new gate at the northern-most end of Welborn Lane. To get there from the trailhead, leave the trailhead on the water tower side and use the shoulder and bar ditch to head east on E. Winningkoff, at the intersection with Welborn Lane turn left (north), and go north on Welborn Lane about a mile to the new horse step-over gate. From there you can go left (north) to the Sycamore Loop, or right (south) back to Highland Park trailhead and points south.

TTPA Trekkers Program

The TTPA Trekkers Program has mileage forms available for download. Find out more information from the “About TTPA” link in the Top Navigation. Turn in your forms by the 7th of the month to enter for monthly and annual prizes.
 

Do Not Park on Rolling Meadows or side roads in St Paul

Parking horse trailers on Rolling Meadows Rd (which leads to the Collin Park picnic tables) or any of its side roads creates a safety and access hazard for the residents there.