If you haven't been along 152 past the struggling (and under new ownership) Zona Rosa lately you probably haven't noticed that the latest segment of the Route 152 Trail is almost complete. This segment of the trail will go from Amity over towards I-29 and is almost 2 miles long. The first half of the project from Congress east towards I-29 and was done earlier this summer. This is looking east from Congress towards the old hotel which is soon to become an indoor storage center.
The trail crosses Congress just north of the 152 roundabout. This is looking south towards 152.
The trail goes along the south side of the Riverstone Apartments and was built by Price Brothers when they developed the property. This is looking west from the end of the trail they built towards Amity.
The trail follows along 152 but because of the design, the trees along the fenceline were preserved and the highway is not visible. Here is a view to the west from where the open old farmed area transitions to what I assume used to be a pastured area.
The next picture is looking east from about halfway between Amity and Congress. The highway is on the right or south side of the picture.
This segment is relatively flat but starts a steady decline towards the west.
The trail curves away from the highway and down into a mini streamway valley. This is looking west at the bottom of the decline.
People are already using it. This is looking east at the box culvert crossing and the sycamore tree that hopefully will survive.
What's neat about this streamway crossing is the rock channel and series of mini waterfall pools. There is a great deal of rock and it would be cool if the rock dude/dudette on the Line Creek Trail or some industrious community group did some stepping stones down to the water so kids could get down to the creek and throw rocks in the water.
Next picture is looking east towards the stream from where the trail goes from the highway slope to the valley.
The trail transitions to a flat platform along the 152 westbound off ramp to Amity.
The trail crosses over Amity at a new median. This is looking east from the end of the trail. The guy in the picture is an erosion control inspector and he told me that he just saw a bald eagle flying from the Weatherby Lake area into the woods north of the trail which I just missed seeing.
Looks like fencing still needs to be installed before it's safe to use and the grass seed needs to take before it officially is open.
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