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Board consideration of proposed Resolution 166-2012 for adoption in support of the efforts of the Friends of El Dorado Trail to assist the County in the maintenance of the Sacramento Placerville Transportation Corridor (SPTC). (Cont'd 12/18/2012, Item 43-John Knight)
Item to be continued off calendar per the request of the Chairman.
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The El Dorado Trail is a multimodal transportation corridor planned to extend the entire length of El Dorado County from the western county line to the Lake Tahoe Basin. Some segments are already completed with Class I Bike Paths; other segments are currently in development, open for use as a natural trail, or are proposed for improvement.
The Friends of El Dorado Trail is a group of local trail supporters who work cooperatively with the city and county. We advocate, publicize and strategize on behalf of the trail.
The El Dorado Trail includes two railroad rights-of-way. The twenty-eight mile segment of the Sacramento-Placerville Transportation Corridor in El Dorado County extends from the western end of the County near the Latrobe area east, to the western portion of the city of Placerville. The Michigan-California portion runs east from Placerville up into the Camino area. At the present time, potential extension of the El Dorado Trail from the end of its current trail at Highway 50 in Camino to Pacific House east of Pollock Pines and further east following the former Pony Express trail into the S. Lake Tahoe area is being considered. This former rail corridor is a part of the Designated Cross State Bicycle Route which runs from San Francisco to S. Lake Tahoe.
On the Trail map page on our website you can find the location of the Class 1 bike paths with the parking areas and access points. These areas are in and around the city of Placerville. Most of the El Dorado Trail is unimproved and remains with the rails left abandoned. Over twenty-three miles of this natural trail weave through out El Dorado County‘s foothills...
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