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A 21-mile recreation trail around Loveland is finally complete after 25 years in the making, reports CBS4.
The trail circles around the city where bikers and walkers can make their way through the Sunset Vista Natural Area.
The last half-mile is paved and links a network of walking and biking paths around the city.
“I know a number of people who ride part of the loop every week or every day,” said the city's open lands and trails manager Marilyn Hilgenberg. “People have been so excited for so long to have this open.”
The long-distance trail project first broke ground back in 1988.
The new trail that completed the project cost $687,269 and was paid for through Loveland's portion of Colorado Lottery money, reports the Loveland Reporter-Herald.
There's also a soft-surface nature trail that has a new rest area with picnic tables.
The new segment gives pedestrians a safer route going from Highway 287 to Taft Avenue along the north side of 57th Street, according to CBS4.
“I like doing loops around here," one bicyclist told the Reporter-Herald. "... but the road has always been really sketchy, so having a bike path is going to be awesome."
According to CBS4, you can also get a "Tickets to Trails Passport" from the Parks & Recreation office and you can get a prize once you visit all seven sections of the trail.