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The Forest Service has completed rebuilding the bridge over the Davidson River at the Daniel Ridge trailhead. It’s a neat, steel and wood arch bridge which is wider, higher off the river, and should provide many years of flood-proof access to this neat backcountry area. (Looks like it’ll provide access to heavy equipment and logging trucks, too, though, so that might be in the area’s future). Here’s how it turned out:

It looks like the City of Asheville is finally going to get its first mountain biking trail system! Work has begun at the new Richmond Hills park, where a new network will be developed. This project was headed up by Mike Brown, Board of Directors for Pisgah Area SORBA. Thanks to all who were involved in getting this project into the ground!

Volunteers are needed, and this is about the closest to town as you will get as far as an opportunity to build trails. Get more information on the Pisgah Area SORBA web site.