Iroquois Park Trail Concept Plan
20 August 2012
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Our vision is to develop 100 miles of Human Powered Sports Trails in Louisville. This will put Louisville on the map as the premier urban trails city in the eastern United States. As part of this vision we have developed the Iroquois Park Trail Concept Plan. This plan was created as a tool to gain valuable feedback from the community in order to complete a trails master plan for Iroquois Park. The video is 20 minutes so it takes a bit of commitment but I hope you find it informative and interesting enough to provide your valuable feedback on the concept.
Excellent video. Very informative on the vision for Iroquois Park. If it is anything like Waverly then this will be a world class section of park for mountain biking. I would like to know more about the connection between the parks (Iroquois to Waverly to Jefferson Memorial). Will the connectors be neighborhood routes or are there traail sections planned along with the Louisville loop. Well done!
Jim W.
Please only make the trail less erosive, using IMBA guidelines… no dumbing it down or rock pavement.
Thanks for your hard work.
Wow! I love it. I knew you guys were all about maintaining trails and making the trails we have better, but building new massive trails is a great surprise. I love this idea and hope that it comes to fruition. I was thinking to my self the other day, “There isn’t enough trails within reasonable driving distance of me, I should move to Bend!” Granted, we aren’t talking about building anything comparable to that, but more trails in this area means more variety and I wont have to abandon my family and friends in search of singletrack awesomeness.
I joke, but in all seriousness, this video has me very excited about being a mountain biker in the Louisville Metro area!!
Billy,
This is so exciting! GREAT presentation.
Mary
This is very exciting. Let us know how we can help to make this concept a reality!
Great job on the presentation!
Very impressed! The plan seems well developed and like it will be a valuable asset not only to the many outdoor enthusiasts, but also to the local community. Good work!
Great plan and KyMBA is proven to do good work (Waverly, Cherokee) – what agency or group will get to make the yes/no decision on whether the concept can be realized? When could it actually start to build?
The addition of this type of trails in Iroq is much overdo.
Thank you Billy for your dedication – I support you all the way.
Mario, Metro Parks is the land manager that is making the decisions at Iroquois Park.
Jim
The connectors are master planned in the SW Greenways Master Plan. The proposed routes currently have planning but no funding. The primary connectors would be greenways that interconnect the proposed Louisville Loop to the neighborhoods and parks of SW Louisville. You can download the SW Greenways plan @ http://www.louisvilleky.gov/MetroParks/planninganddesign/projects/swgreenways.htm
The Cardinal Hill Link from Iroquois to Waverly runs up a small residential street to the Cardinal Hill Reservoir. Next there are city owned woods crossing near St Andrews Church cemetery then along the power line easement with one final private property lot crossing to figure out?
This is an excellent idea and a thorough presentation. As a senior, I may not use much of the trails, but support any improvement of Iroquois. Perhaps, it will lead to the roads to the top of the park being more accessible and the facilities better maintained. I hope you can get Metro Parks and Metro Government on board.
awesome video and amazing plan!! i’m going to go buy a mountain bike in preparation for this! i can see this being a huge attraction for the south end.
This is an awesome thing for Louisville and for the south end…But we really need to be pushing for a dirt jump park/pump track like Valmont at Iroquois. Those kids down there have the choice of either rap music or….rap music. These trails are good but what teenager wants to ride an easy grade trail for 3-5 miles. I am 32 and hate to do that as well, also I am disappointed in what Waverly has turned into. It is still fun, but it’s more of a leisure ride than a bike park…Where are the jumps/tabletops, long section of whoops, wall rides, etc. Now, runners are starting to show up. So, who do I need to get involved with to get these things accomplished????????
Very exciting. Great presentation. I hope this is able to get started sonnet than later. Please keep us posted on how we can help.
Justin
Developing a bike park is a major component of our plan. Having a community gathering spot that supports all ages by utilizing features that have progressive difficulty levels will be essential to put Louisville on the map as the premier urban biking destination. Our vision for the park starts with a tot track for the smallest of children, next to a pump track, then a pump park, then progressive jump lines, then multiple flow lines and finally a skills area. Key to this vision will be progression to make it safe but still challenging the most advanced riders. The bike park would potentially be located at one of the anchor parks which are the Parklands of Floyd’s Fork or JMF Mormon Hills where it can be integrated with a 25 mile single track trail system which is the pinnacle of park design at this time.
Iroquois Park has a great urban location that would be great for the bike park concept however we feel there is already too much density of users on the perimeter of the park. The upper woodlands of the park has always been a envisioned as a place to get away from the built environment and enjoy being outside. Unfortunately like many urban parks it has become a forgotten landscape that now is hidden from the public eye. Our 7-70 trail at Iroquois will be a catalyst to renew the park by providing an world class easy level trail that fills a real need in our community for trail accessibility while at the same time putting people back in the woodlands and driving out the current deviant unwanted activities going on there.
Jason bikes parks are just as important to our plan as this beginner level trail at Iroquois. We are going to need yours and the entire communities involvement to make it a reality.
I recently moved from Columbus, OH to the Louisville area. When I found out about the current and projected trails within the Louisville area, my wife and I became very excited! This is a very forward thinking plan! Many thanks.
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