[Volunteers_fosm] Acequia Trail Extension Complete

[Luis Cuadros]

Such a nice section of trail! I rode it both ways yesterday and ran into a
couple of bikers. The green canopy is beautiful. I'm proud to have been
part of this! Thanks.
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Luis C. 505-249-2417
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On Thu, Jul 18, 2024, 4:56 PM Young, Canyon - FS, NM via Volunteers_fosm <
volunteers_fosm at mailman.swcp.com> wrote:

> FOSM Members/Volunteers
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> Hey there, FOSM Volunteers,
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> As of last week, the extension of the Acequia Trail in Cienega Canyon is
> now complete and open to the public! We had a variety of folks involved
> with this one, including some help from a Talking Talons youth crew, the
> Albuquerque Mountain Bike Association, and USFS employees from the
> Albuquerque Service Center, and, as usual, a lot of help from the FOSM
> Thursday crew.
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> For those unfamiliar with this project: Formerly, the Acequia Trail
> paralleled the lower half of the Cienega Canyon access road, but ended at
> the beginning of the wheelchair-accessible, paved Cienega Canyon
> interpretive trail. This forced trail users to either use the interpretive
> path or dump out onto the road to connect with the Cienega Trail further up
> the canyon, neither of which was ideal. By having the trail cross the road
> and extending it up to connect with the Cienega Trail just above the
> Cienega Trailhead, this will keep trail users off the road and the
> interpretive path, allowing for increased capacity, decreased intra-user
> group conflict, and better overall traffic flow in one of the Sandia Ranger
> District’s most heavily used developed recreation sites. I might also add
> that the upper part of the newly constructed trail extension meanders
> through a tunnel-like section of large maples and oaks that is extra shady
> and quite beautiful – I’d highly recommend it for your next outing.
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> Another shoutout to the FOSM paint crew for adding a painted crosswalk on
> the Cienega access road where the Acequia Trail now crosses it, to aid in
> letting motorists know to be on the lookout for hikers, mountain bikers,
> and equestrians about to cross!
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> Many thanks to those of you who donated your time to this project – we
> appreciate your involvement in our long-term vision of building the Sandia
> Ranger District’s trail system into something that can sustainably handle
> the heavy, multi-use recreational demands of the ever-growing Albuquerque
> metro area!
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> *Canyon Young*
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> *Trails and Wilderness Program Manager*
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> US Forest Service
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> Sandia Ranger District
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> Cibola National Forest
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> 11776 Hwy 337, Tijeras, NM 87059
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