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The Foothills Trail System Plan

Foothills Trail System Plan Project Summary

The primary objectives of the plan are: (1) to provide detailed layout, design and management recommendations for a comprehensive non-motorized recreational trail system that is safe, enjoyable, accessible, connected, and sustainable; (2) to provide information to guide strategic implementation of the trail system over a 10-year time horizon; and (3) to provide and/or incorporate key supplemental information. The public feedback gathered as part of the Foothills Trail System Plan will help guide plan development, including trail construction and layout recommendations, and will influence trail development projects for the next 10 years.

Phase I of trail construction, which began in summer 2020, includes 5 projects:

Popperton Park – completed and open as of November 2020

• West Popperton Hiking Loops
• East Popperton Bike Trails
• South Popperton Bike Loop
• South Popperton Walking Path

Upper Avenues (initially named “Morris Mountain”): completed and open as of April 2021

• Avenues Ridgeline Trail (hiking only trail)
• 19th Ave (downhill-directional only biking trail)
• BST Terrace Hills realignment

City Creek – completed and open as of November 2020

• East City Creek Trail (uphill bikes and foot-traffic allowed; restricted to downhill bikes)
  • The first 500 feet of this trail from Bonneville Boulevard will be rerouted in summer 2021. The City has required a trail easement through private property just southeast of the trail access so that the trail can be realigned on more suitable terrain and without the two initial steep switchbacks.
• Lower City Creek Loop (foot-traffic only; no bikes)

Twin Peaks

• Twin Peaks Trail (foot-traffic only; no bikes) – construction as been paused to further investigate cultural and environmental elements of the natural landscape and ensure the goals of trail implementation can be met; management designation changed to remove uphill bikes as there are no designated downhill bike trails from Twin Peaks in the Phase I implementation. If a designated downhill bike trail is constructed in Phase II, then this trail may be opened to uphill bike traffic.
• Dry Creek Alternate
  • Construction is scheduled to begin in October 2021. The final alignment and management designation is still being determined to minimize the environmental impact while still aiming to disperse users on the high-volume Dry Creek Trail.

North Foothills

• Lakeview Trail – moved to Phase II of Plan
• Lower Towers Trail – construction TBD
• New BST North Foothills – construction scheduled to begin in 2021 by Davis County

Foothills Trail System Phase I Construction Information