Ashford Trail ..............................................................................................Perrigo Woods Trail
Both trails are one and the same. The photo on the right was taken in 2004 during the "Save the Woodlands Walkathon" before the CAMWEST project was built. The photo on the left is the same trail five years later, in 2009. The city named it "Ashford Trail" after the Ashford Condominiums on Avondale Road.
The Ashford Trail was "developed" by the city to service the CAMWEST waterline and stormwater line. Crushed rock is blended into the forest soil to harden the surface and limit trail mud, though it's now close to impervious.
The soft-surface Perrigo Woods Trail is "pre-CAMWEST". In days past it was used by the Vallene family and others living east of Perrigo Springs for hiking and equestrian travel.
The western Trailhead is at the terminus of NE 100st near 171st Ave. It passes by the Hartman Wetlands and CAMWEST development to Avondale Rd.
Left: Powerline Trail?
ReplyDeleteRight: Farrell McWhirter
keep guessing!
ReplyDeleteIt's ridiculous that I have never been on the Ashford Trail even though I live so close. I assumed it was paved, but these photos make it look tempting.
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