Bonner County Trails Plan

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The Trust for Public Land June 2016

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Acknowledgments...... 5

Introduction...... 7

Purpose...... 15

Public input...... 17

Proposed trails...... 20

Case Studies...... 31

Implementation...... 37

Action plan...... 39

Conclusion...... 43

Participants...... 44

Additional appendices for this report are available online at www.tpl.org/bonner-county-trails. The online appendices are:

• Appendix 1: Trail System Area Maps • Appendix 2: Trail Proposal Considerations • Appendix 3: Meeting Summaries • Appendix 4: Public Input • Appendix 5: Headwaters Economics Bonner Trails Survey • Appendix 6: Field Verification • Appendix 7: Funding Options • Appendix 8: Neighborhood Plans • Appendix 9: Trail Development and Maintenance • Appendix 10: Greater Sandpoint Greenprint • Appendix 11: Bonner County Trails Plan References

bonner county trails plan 3 Acknowledgments

The current version of the Bonner County Trails Plan was made possible with generous support from the LOR Foundation, Idaho Conservation League, The Trust for Public Land, City of Ponderay, City of Sandpoint, City of Kootenai, Bonner County, Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail, North Idaho Bikeways, and the Rotary Club. Hundreds of people participated in local outreach events and community surveys. Over 60 people committed their valuable time to Bonner County Trail Mix Committee meetings and eight provided local knowledge and mapping expertise to our technical advisory team (TAT). The names of those who participated in the Trail Mix meetings and the TAT are shown in Section 9 (Participants).

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4 bonner county trails plan Bonner County, the Bonner County Trail Mix Committee, Idaho Conservation League, and The Trust for Public Land would also like to acknowledge the following organizations and individuals who have contributed their invaluable time, energy, and creativity to the trails plan since 2008:

ORGANIZATIONS Dan Spinosa, Bonner County GIS Marie Duncan Bonner County Daniel Webb, Bonner County Mark Savarise Board of Commissioners David Krise, Spirit Lake Chamber Marty Taylor, AICP Bonner County Planning David Yarnell, Bonner County GIS Mary Franzel & Zoning Commission Deb Ruehle, Sandpoint City Council Mary Ann Hamilton, U.S. Forest Service Bonner County Planning Staff Diane Arrants Matt Diel, LPOSD Cities of Sandpoint, Ponderay, Diane Brockway, Dover Melanie Kirkland, IDPR and Kootenai Don Davis, PE, ITD Mike Keough, Kootenai Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Bay Trail Dottie Yerkes, Backcountry Horsemen Mike Lithgow Idaho Conservation League Doug Freeland, Spirit Lake Chamber Mike Murray, Pend Oreille Pedalers Idaho Department of Lands Ed Robinson, Idaho Department of Lands Nancy Dooley, Idaho Trails Association Ed Wingert, Idaho Department of Lands Idaho Conservation League Kaniksu Land Trust Eric Grace, Kaniksu Land Trust Nancy Lewis, Kootenai LOR Foundation Erik Brubaker, Ponderay Planner Nate Sparks, State Parks North Idaho Bikeways Fred Gifford, Randy Blough, Harmony Design Panhandle Backcountry The Trust for Public Land Randy Stolz Horsemen Association Greg Hetzler Rebecca Holland, Panhandle Riders Greta Gissel, Northern ID Centennial Bike/Ped Advisory Committee Pend Oreille Pedalers Trail Foundation Regan Plumb, Kaniksu Land Trust Priest Lake Snowmobile & Trails Club Jack Lamb Richard Shellhart, Panhandle Riders Rotary Club Jade Smith, Rick Price Sandpoint Bike and Pedestrian Schweitzer Mountain Resort Robbie Gleason, Panhandle Riders Advisory Committee Jake Bachtal, BLM Robert Myers Sandpoint Nordic Club Jamie Brunner Roger Conant Schweitzer Mountain Resort Jan Griffitts, Rowdy MacDonald, Dover Spirit Lake Chamber of Commerce Friends of the Pend d’Oreille Trail Ross Longhini, Sandpoint Nordic Club Trails Advisory Group Jan Rumore Ryan Fobes The Trust for Public Land Jared Yost, Sandpoint Ryan Luttmann, PE U.S. Forest Service Jennifer Zung, Harmony Design Sandy Thomas, Pend Oreille Pedalers Jenny Van Ooyen, Saegen Neiman, INDIVIDUALS Idaho Conservation League Bonner County Planning Aaron Magee, Spirit Lake Chamber Jeremy Grimm, Sean Mirus, Schweitzer Mountain Resort Aaron Qualls, former Sandpoint Planner Shelby Rognstad, Sandpoint Mayor City of Sandpoint Planning Department John Finney Stan Galloway, Amy Morris, The Trust for Public Land John Gaddess, Idaho Department of Lands April Norton, LOR Foundation Idaho Department of Lands Steve Klatt, Angela Raymond John Linch Bonner County Parks & Waterways Annie Shaha, Mayor of Dover Jon Sayler Sue & Bob Padelford Bob Carlson, North Idaho Bikeways KayLeigh Miller Susan Drumheller, Bill Harp, Bonner County Kelley Hart, The Trust for Public Land Idaho Conservation League Brian Dunham Kurt Pavlat, BLM Susan Harris Bruce Demko Larry Davidson, North Idaho Bikeways Ted Runberg Cary Kelly, Bonner County Commissioner Leslie Marshall, Bonner County Tom Dabrowski, Idaho Trails Association Christa Finney, LPOSD Lisa Adair, Dover Tom Elliott, U.S. Forest Service Clare Marley, AICP Liz Johnson-Gebhardt, Priest Vicki Longhini, Sandpoint Nordic Club Clif Warren, North Idaho Bikeways Community Forest Connection Wayne Benner Dan Carlson, AICP Marc Kroetch, Spirit Lake Chamber Dan Gilfillan, U.S. Forest Service Margie Hall

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6 bonner county trails plan 1 Introduction

“What makes a trail is the journey, deep and has 111 miles of shoreline. Sixty whether it’s on dirt, through a percent of Bonner County is publicly owned. railroad tunnel, over a boardwalk, Most of this publicly owned land is part of the Idaho Panhandle National Forests and the or along a scenic waterway. Trails Priest Lake State Forest. in all their variety connect us to our world, our history, and our Bonner County’s 1.1 million acres of private heritage of wild places.” and public lands provide a wide variety of trails and pathways, from city sidewalks to —STUART MACDONALD, mountaintop hiking and snowmobile and AMERICAN TRAILS MAGAZINE (2008) horseback trails that bridge winter, spring, summer, and fall. Bonner County has about Bonner County Background 660 miles of existing biking, hiking, walking, TRAILS ARE CENTRAL TO QUALITY OF LIFE IN and all-terrain vehicle (ATV) trails. Existing BONNER COUNTY and provide crucial access Bonner County Trails are shown in Figure 1a to the county’s lakes and rivers, public lands, . Existing snowmobile trails are shown in and towns. A recent study by Headwaters Figure 1b . While the existing trails attract Economics indicates that 75 percent of visitors and improve the lives of locals, this surveyed residents used local trails last Trails Plan highlights opportunities to expand year. Trails can link our landscapes and the use of trails for recreation, health and connect our communities, and the Trails fitness, commuting, and connecting to the Plan is an important tool in developing outdoors. The Trails Plan provides an inven- and documenting the community’s vision tory of existing trails and looks to the future for trails. for expansion and improvement of the county trails system. Stretching across Idaho’s panhandle, Bonner County is known for its towering mountains, Bonner County Trails Plan trout-filled streams, and stunning lakes. The In 2008, the Bonner County Commission county is surrounded by mountains—the met with local trail advocates to discuss the Selkirk Mountains, Bitterroot Mountains, development of a trails plan. The county’s and Cabinet Mountains. In the midst of these recently drafted land use code offered new 7,000-foot peaks lie rivers, lakes, and streams, opportunities. Soon Bonner County formed a including the Clark Fork River, Pend Oreille Trails Advisory Group and designated six trail River, Priest River, Priest Lake, and Lake Pend neighborhood “subareas.” The Trails Advisory Oreille. Bonner County covers 1,920 square Group represented a wide cross section of miles. Of this, 9 percent is water. Lake Pend trails/pathway users and agencies, including Oreille is 43 miles long and over 1,150 feet day hikers, snowmobilers, horseback riders,

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bonner county trails plan 9 cross-country skiers, mountain bikers, highest-priority areas for connecting and cyclists, ATV riders, and local, state, and expanding in-town and backcountry trail federal agencies. Some early narratives systems. The plan is considered conceptual developed by the Trails Advisory Group have because it covers a very large geographic area been incorporated into this report. Of the (1,920 square miles) and, therefore, does not neighborhood groups, the Priest Lake Working include the level of detail of a trail alignment Group made the most progress, and many study. The county’s 660 miles of existing trails trails were mapped and incorporated into this are shown in Figure 1a . This Trails Plan project. Other details about neighborhood proposes to increase this number by almost plans are included in online Appendix 8. 75 percent by adding nearly 490 miles of trails (110 trails and trail segments). This is a In 2014, the Bonner County Trail Mix long-term vision. Approximately one-quarter Committee was created. The Trail Mix of these proposed trails, representing over 160 Committee is made up of representatives miles, are being highlighted as Phase 1 priori- from local trail and recreation groups and ties for the next 10 years. Proposed trails are the county, local cities, and state and federal shown in Figure 2 . Phase 1 trails are shown agencies. In the fall of 2014, the Trail Mix in Figure 3 . Committee began working with Idaho Conservation League and The Trust for Public Based on input from the community survey Land to build on the county’s earlier trail and from the Trail Mix Committee, the planning work. Using grant funding (from the Bonner County Trails Plan focuses primarily LOR Foundation) and financial support from on nonmotorized trails and on-road bike local groups, the project partners completed lanes. Motorized user groups organized more this trails plan, which prioritizes potential than three decades ago in Idaho to create new trails based on extensive community self-funding mechanisms that have built input. While this final report lays out a set of and maintained many miles of all-season Phase 1 priority trails for development, this motorized trails. In the future, based on plan should be considered a living document, community interest, additional effort could and the Trail Mix Committee and other be devoted to designating and developing local groups should revisit priority-setting new snowmobile and ATV trails for motorized and implementation goals frequently as users. Existing snowmobile trails are shown in development patterns, community priorities, Figure 1b in Section 1 of this report. and funding opportunities change over time.

This plan combines community input with state-of-the-art mapping software (GIS) and computer modeling. It identifies the

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12 bonner county trails plan Trail Benefits economic benefits MANY FACTORS MOTIVATE COMMUNITIES TO Communities in Bonner County have long PLAN AND DEVELOP TRAILS. Trails can make been celebrated by national media as the a community more attractive to tourists, nation’s most beautiful small towns and prospective employers, and potential future the best places to ski, live, or retire. By residents. A well-planned trail system creates attracting tourists and providing recreational a more livable community and can be a tool opportunities for residents, trails can create to preserve green space and provide access jobs and spawn new businesses. Trail-seeking to public places and waterways. Trails can tourists buy supplies, rent equipment, dine, also encourage residents to be healthier and stay over in trailhead communities. and more active. Trails can provide the Property values can be enhanced with new, following benefits: accessible trail amenities. Destination trails attract visitors whose spending has ripple 1. Trails support the local economy through effects throughout the local areas surrounding tourism and civic improvement the trails. Trails that attract visitors for 2. Trails strengthen the historic and cultural overnight stays are particularly beneficial, as fabric of local communities are trails that are directly linked to towns by 3. Trails increase property values spur trails or shuttles. 4. Trails can provide opportunities for physical activity for a wide range of For example, in Wyoming, Teton County’s trail people, including those with disabilities, system attracts tens of thousands annually. children, youth, and seniors Significant tourism dollars are generated 5. Trails support active lifestyles to improve by the trails’ attractions. An investment of health and reduce stress $1.7 million has been made in the county’s 6. Trails help people access open space, and trail system in the past decade. Nearly $18 help showcase culturally and ecologically million flowed into the community in 2010 significant areas alone as a direct result of the Teton County 7. Trails can be designed to protect sensitive trail system—an enormous economic return habitat and cultural resources from on the initial investment. Similarly, in North disturbance Carolina’s Outer Banks, the cost of public 8. Trails help build a strong sense of investments in trails has been far outstripped community by the economic contributions of visitors to 9. Trails increase the opportunities the local economy. Recreation-focused visitors for walking, bicycling, and active who later become residents and business transportation and commuting owners can also play a big role in growing 10. Trails provide meaningful opportunities local economies. Well-designed trail systems to connect to the outdoors can also increase property values. Studies in

bonner county trails plan 13 harmony design & engineering

Existing gateway along the POBT created by the “Cairn of Thanks” and an overhanging log

San Antonio and Austin, Texas; southwestern Increasing fitness from trail use can lead to Ohio; New Castle County, Delaware; Methow savings in health care costs. Although the Valley, Washington; and Indianapolis, Indiana, exact trail-related savings can be difficult have found increases in property values to calculate, researchers have found that of 6 percent to 20 percent as a result of health care savings far outweigh the costs of nearby trails. developing trails. Using data from the National Medical Expenditure Survey, one Nebraska health benefits study determined that for every $1 spent on Trails can play a big role in improving trails, there was almost $3 in savings in direct community health by providing attractive medical costs. Once people began using local and convenient opportunities for physical trails, they found their overall physical activity fitness—including safer recreational and increased. Easy access and connectivity to commuting routes for pedestrians and cyclists. neighborhoods, parks, or commercial areas Studies have shown that increases in physical play an important part in encouraging people activity related to trails are most significant in to use trails. A Massachusetts study found rural places with narrow road shoulders and that among 363 adults studied, the likelihood limited park resources—and among people of using a suburban rail-trail decreased by at the greatest risk of low physical fitness, 42 percent for every 0.25-mile increase in including low-income families and senior distance from home to the trail. A similar citizens. A study in West Virginia showed 60 Minneapolis study also found sharp declines percent of trail users reporting more regular in trail use among bicyclists who had to travel exercise since beginning to use trails. In the 1.5 miles or farther to access the trail. United Kingdom, numerous studies have shown significant increases in self-esteem and mental well-being after participants exercised outdoors.

14 bonner county trails plan 2 Purpose

“Everything I like to do I can do trails to be developed as part of subdivisions, right from my driveway. I’m five planned unit developments, multifamily minutes from sailing, 30 minutes housing, and public and commercial projects in Bonner County. The design standards of from skiing. It’s an awesome place Bonner County’s Land Use Regulations (Title to live. This area draws people who 12) require developers of certain subdivisions have a kindred spirit.” and land uses to plan and construct trails consistent with the alignment and design —KIM WOODRUFF, SANDPOINT PARKS DIRECTOR of the adopted trails plan. The county-level plan is also intended to coordinate city plans THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAILS PLAN IS TO (1) with the county and the cities’ plans with Inventory Bonner County’s existing trails each other. network; (2) Identify missing links to and within the current trail system; (3) Determine The following vision, mission, and objectives community priorities for new trails; (4) for the Trails Plan were developed through Focus attention on the need to preserve and input from the Trail Mix Committee and the maintain the county’s existing trails/pathway earlier Trails Advisory Group. systems; and (5) Develop strategies for implementing the plan. Vision Statement We envision a Bonner County where an expanded The plan is not a means to acquire land and diverse trail network connects all residents through eminent domain. However, and visitors to our county’s urban centers and the plan can help identify priorities and rural areas, recreational opportunities, and suggest trail routes and extensions as beautiful natural landscapes—from waterways to developers or planners lay out new roads and wilderness—and where these trails are cherished and neighborhoods. It is also not meant to be set cared for by users and local communities. in stone. The plan should be considered always “under construction” as new funding Mission sources and trail priorities arise. Finally, it is The mission of the trails plan is to ensure avenues not meant to be an atlas of all Bonner County are open for present and future access to this area’s trails. Trail locations and desired routes are plentiful recreational opportunities and bountiful general. The document will be used as a guide natural resources. to help evaluate and develop trails and serve Northern panhandle residents and visitors as a jumping-off point for more in-depth love North Idaho’s beautiful lakes, mountains, studies or plans. valleys, and rocky ridges. As Bonner County The plan is also intended to be a reference grows and changes, it will find both challenges guide for the construction and placement of and opportunities for public trail access and

bonner county trails plan 15 connectivity. The Bonner County Trails Plan development and maintenance of the is a guide for connecting our communities trails system. and recreation areas by incorporating • Promote improvements to existing trails existing plans of the county, cities, private and development of new trails that developments, recreation districts, federal increase safety and sustainability. and state lands, and other community –– Identify and develop safe routes and partnerships, and developing a platform for corridors between schools, parks, a permanent, interconnected system of trails recreation sites, homes, workplaces, and pathways. and other important places in our communities. Objectives –– Educate the community about shared The Bonner County Trails Plan has the use and safety on trails and pathways. following objectives: • Promote awareness of current and potential trails through publicly available maps and • Create a community-based plan that other outreach materials. provides direction to local trail efforts and facilitates cooperation among • Benefit local economies and promote governmental jurisdictions, private economic sustainability through increasing property owners, and stakeholder groups to recreation opportunities that draw visitors develop a countywide system of pathways and attract and retain job providers outside and trails. of tourism-based industries. Expand trail networks in order to support • Develop and improve trails and pathways • to better connect our communities active lifestyles and provide opportunities between the urban centers and the rural for physical activity for a wide range of areas and to better link our landscapes people, including seniors, youth, and those from waterways to wilderness. with disabilities. Maintain and enhance exceptional local • Develop a countywide strategy to • use trails to expand public access to quality of life by increasing opportunities waterways, public lands, public rights- to use trails for recreation, health and of-way for education, recreation, health, fitness, commuting, and connecting to transportation, hunting, gathering, the outdoors. and fishing. • Build support for long-term maintenance of public trails and pathways and develop a system for funding trail stewardship. Promote community involvement in the

16 bonner county trails plan 3 Public input

The Bonner County Trails Plan is intended to 2014 Countywide be a subpart of Transportation and Recreation Community Survey components of the county’s comprehensive plan. More than 560 people participated in a Public hearings before the Bonner County Planning community survey (online and handwritten) & Zoning Commission and the Board of County in the fall of 2014, and many additional Commissioners are required as part of the formal people were reached through speak-outs process to update the comprehensive plan. (interactive tabling) at local events in October 2009 Countywide Survey and November of 2014 (Sandpoint Farmers’ Market, Oktoberfest, Toast the Trail, Sandpoint In 2008–2009, the Trails Advisory Group Film Festival, Angels Over Sandpoint, Pend developed a countywide survey to assess Oreille Pedalers, and Nordic Club events, ski community perspectives on trails. swaps, Hope Memorial and Trails Passage, and Approximately 200 people responded to the Panhandle Bank). countywide survey. These results are not necessarily considered representative of the county as a whole. key findings • The vast majority of respondents (85 percent) strongly supported the devel- key findings opment of an expanded and better • There was very strong support for an connected trail/pathway system in Bonner expanded and better-connected trail/ County. Only 2 percent did not support pathway system. this position. • Respondents felt that enjoyment of the • Nearly all respondents are current trail natural environment and recreation and users, though their frequency of trail use fitness were the dominant reasons for varies significantly. using existing trails. • People are most eager for more opportu- • The most frequently used trails were in nities for cycling/biking on paved trails; Sandpoint and North of Sandpoint followed snow-shoeing/cross-country skiing trails; by Sagle/South of Sandpoint; Dover; and and commuting (to/from school) trails. In Priest Lake. general, respondents were not sure if there • Top destinations were connections between is also a need for more horseback riding Sandpoint, Kootenai, Ponderay, and Dover, trails or ATV/off-road trails. followed by improved routes to Schweitzer • The most important reasons for expanding and destinations north of Sandpoint. the trail system were (1) Providing reason-

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bonner county trails plan 17 • Respondents felt that the following destina- to a mail survey and 97 participated in an tions were the most important to connect open online version). See online Appendix 5 to the overall trail system: Pend d’Oreille (Headwaters Economics Bonner Trails Survey) Bay Trail; Lake Pend Oreille; Schweitzer for additional results from the Headwaters Mountain Resort; Baldy Mountain; Mickin- Economics study. nick Trail; and Sandpoint City Beach, Gold Hill, and Syringa Trails. key findings Data from this survey show that trails are an 2015 Bonner County Fair essential part of daily life in Bonner County: Open House After the preliminary maps of proposed • Three out of four surveyed residents used trails were created through the collaboration trails in the last year. of the Trail Mix Committee, the technical • On average, residents use trails nearly advisory team, and The Trust for Public Land, every day in the summer and every other an open house was held from August 11 day in the winter. to August 15 at the Bonner County Fair to • Trail use is high in towns and rural areas, gather public input. County Fair participants regardless of duration of residence in the marked a large wall map of proposed trails county, income, or age. Residents age 45–54 with flags indicating the areas where they are most likely to use the trails, with 88 were most interested in seeing new trails percent reporting use in the past year. and trail connections. Themes that emerged • More than three-quarters of residents from feedback at the County Fair included support the development of an expanded the need for separated off-road biking paths and better-connected trail system in and walking paths; additional signage for the county. access points; better/more accessible maps • Nearly nine in ten residents believe that and information on existing trails and trail protecting the rural character of areas systems; and increased connectivity of outside cities is extremely important for existing trails. Bonner County. • More than half of residents identified prox- 2015 Headwaters imity to trails and safe places to walk as Economics Survey important factors influencing their decision Headwaters Economics and RRC Associates on where to live. conducted this survey in partnership with the cities of Sandpoint and Ponderay, Bonner Conclusions from Headwaters County, and the Greater Sandpoint Chamber Economics Survey of Commerce. There were 485 participants • Broad Support: More than three-quarters in the Headwaters survey (388 responded of residents support the development of an

18 bonner county trails plan expanded and better-connected trail system grants or private fundraising. Nearly half in the county. Nearly nine in ten residents of respondents support or strongly support believe that protecting the rural character user fees, and roughly one in four supports of areas outside cities is extremely impor- the use of sales or property tax. tant for Bonner County. • The Future: While current residents as a • Trails Lack Identity: Although the coun- whole value area trails, survey results show ty’s trails are popular, they do not have a that younger residents, newer residents, strong identity separate from their role in and business owners value them the most. providing access to other amenities. This finding may be significant for Bonner • Trails Closer to Homes: Residents want County communities as they consider trails closer to where they live, suggesting how to attract a younger population and demand for more trails in and around entrepreneurs who will contribute to the residential areas. More than half of respon- long-term vitality of the region. dents identified proximity to trails and safe places to take walks as important factors in See online Appendix 4 (Public Input) for addi- their decision about where they live. tional survey details, including the results of • Easier Trails: There is a need for easier the 2009 Priest Lake Neighborhood Survey. trails to encourage new trail users and increase use among existing trail users, including the elderly and those with

disabilities. Eighteen percent of nonusers annie kuster cited a physical disability as the primary reason they did not use the trails more. • Better Information: There is a desire for more broadly shared information about trails. Among nonusers, 21 percent did not use trails because they are unsure where they are. One-third of all respondents cited improved trailheads with parking, rest- rooms, and maps as the factor most likely to increase how much they use the trails. • Funding Challenge: While residents want trail improvements, they generally do not want to pay for the improvements themselves. Nearly nine out of ten respondents support or strongly support funding Fiona MacDonald sits on her bicycle at the Pend d’Oreille Bay improvements to trails via state or federal Trail in Bonner County Idaho.

bonner county trails plan 19 4 Proposed trails

The Trail Mix Committee and Bonner County Phase 1 priority trails. An example of the emphasize the need to respect the rights of private trail system area maps and tables is shown in property owners as central to any trail planning Figure 4. effort. Many of the trails proposed in this plan represent general trail corridors and not specific • Bronx Hill: Includes the north end of trail alignments. Specific alignments will always Ponderay and encompasses the city’s “Field be negotiated with the appropriate landowners— of Dreams” area and Bronx Hill, which is including public agencies. owned by the state Department of Lands. This trail system area is in central Bonner AS NOTED PREVIOUSLY, Bonner County has County just north of Sand Creek Pathways. approximately 660 miles of existing biking, • Gold Hill: Gold Hill is on the south shore hiking, walking, and ATV trails. Existing trails of Lake Pend Oreille in Sagle. These trails are shown on Figure 1a in Section 1. This are on surrounding land managed by the Trails Plan proposes to increase this number Idaho Department of Lands, U.S. Forest by almost 75 percent by adding nearly 490 Service, and Bureau of Land Management. miles of trails (110 trails and trail segments). • Happy Fork Gap: This trail system area This is an ambitious long-term vision. All of includes the valley around Carr Mountain, the proposed trails are shown on Figure 2. south of Baldy Mountain and north of Approximately 25 percent of these proposed Pend Oreille River. Forest roads and poten- trails, representing over 160 miles, are being tial trails would connect three different highlighted as priorities for the next 10 years. neighborhoods in Schweitzer Side Country. These 10-year priority trails represent Phase Happy Fork Gap is west of Sandpoint, 1 of the Trails Plan. The countywide Phase 1 north of Pend Oreille River, and south of trails are shown in Figure 3. Schweitzer Side Country. • Hoodoo: This trail system area includes Trail System Areas roads and trails in southwest Bonner Trail system areas are regions of the county County, west of Highway 95 and mostly where related trails are grouped together for south of the Pend Oreille River, from Priest the purposes of trail planning, development, River to Spirit Lake. and marketing. The current trail system areas • Mineral Point/Gamlin: In the eastern- included in the Trails Plan are listed below. most portion of the Garfield Bay peninsula Maps of the trail system areas are included in in central Bonner County. The proposed online Appendix 1. Just after each trail system Gamlin-Mineral Point trail would link area map is a table showing the trails included existing popular trails on lands managed by in that system and the metrics (discussed the National Forest and BLM. below) that went into determining whether that trail would be included in the list of 1 Of 488.7 miles of proposed trails, 148.2 miles would be on public lands and the rest would be on private land.

20 bonner county trails plan • Outlook Bay/Coolin Mountain: On the Field Verification southern end of Priest Lake in western See online Appendix 6 (Field Verification) for Bonner County, stretching from Coolin to entire field verification report. Highway 57. • Pack River: Along the lower Pack River From June through September of 2015, in central/eastern Bonner County; much trail plan volunteers helped field-verify, or of the proposed Pack River Trail passes “groundtruth,” 110 proposed trails segments. through the Pend Oreille Wildlife Manage- Trails were evaluated in segments designated ment Area. by the GIS team from The Trust for Public • Priest Lake: This trail system area includes Land in consultation with the Trail Mix northwest Bonner County surrounding all Committee. Each segment was given a code but the southern tip of Priest Lake. (Segment ID) representing the region of • Sandpoint and Sand Creek Pathways: the county where it is located (e.g., “SAN” In the county’s geographic and population for Sandpoint and “NW” for northwest) center, includes the communities of Sand- and a letter to distinguish it from the other point and Ponderay and portions of Dover segments in that region. and Kootenai. The purpose of groundtruthing was to identify • Schweitzer Side Country: West- “hot spots” (either positive or negative) along central Bonner County, including Baldy each proposed trail segment corridor. Field Mountain, Schweitzer Mountain ski verification volunteers filled out forms on area, and the Selkirk Recreation District, which they were asked to describe their includes portions of the municipal areas segment and provide its name (if applicable); surrounding the cities of Sandpoint and note their groundtruthing approach (by foot, Ponderay, Priest River U.S. Forest Service bicycle, car, water, or desktop analysis); check Experimental Forest, Idaho Panhandle expected trail uses (pedestrian, mountain bike, National Forests, and state land. road bike, horse, ATV, snowmobile, cross- • Syringa: This system area covers the county skiing); note whether the segment municipal area between Dover and Sand- would share a road with cars and trucks; point; proposed trails connect to trails on describe any special opportunities or notable protected land (protected by conservation impediments; and determine (on a scale of 1 easement) in the Sherwood Forest. to 5) an overall score and scores for viability • Countywide (not in a specified trail and user experience. Because the trails plan is system): There are also several trails conceptual and not an alignment study, field throughout the county that are not verification was intended to provide a broad included in a trail system area. overview of each trail segment. Table 2 shows

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22 bonner county trails plan Trail Prioritization Criteria TABLE 2. HIGHEST RATED SEGMENTS (ALL RATED “5”) Phase 1 priority trails were identified through the expertise of the Trail Mix Committee and Segment Segment Name/Description through analysis of current use, proximity to parks and schools, accessibility, feasibility, and CEN-G Watershed Crest Trail user experience (e.g., trails with exceptional CEN-J Pack River Trail views receive higher scores). Trail ranking took into account available GIS and census CEN-Q Part of Happy Fork Gap Trail System data; input from the larger community (through the community survey, speak-outs, CEN-R Williamson Carr Connector and the trail open house at the Bonner County CEN-V Upper Baldy Trail Connector Fair); and detailed information from field NW-D Lookout Mountain Trail verification of proposed trails by members of NW-E Lookout Mountain Trail the Trail Mix Committee. Metrics representing all these factors were developed by The Trust NW-F Lookout Mountain Trail (alternate trailhead) for Public Land’s GIS and planning teams with input from the Trail Mix Committee. The list PON-E North Creekside Trail below includes some additional detail on the PON-H Little Sand Creek factors used in prioritizing trails: PON-M Bronx Hill Loop • Current use: Strava data were used to POR-A Pend Oreille River Passage Trail determine current pedestrian and biking SAG-B Bottle Bay Loop (bike lane), use. Strava data show crowd-sourced usage Gold Hill System statistics collected primarily by cyclists, SAG-F Gravel Pit, Gold Hill System hikers, and runners using the Strava smart SAN-K Sandpoint Pathways System phone app. The Strava data provided valuable insight on frequency of use for SAN-L Creekside West, Sandpoint Pathways System existing and proposed trails. • Viability: Field verification scores (deter- SAN-V Syringa Meadows mined by Trail Mix Committee members SW-C Spirit Lake to Blanchard during groundtruthing). SW-D Granite-Sagle or • Feasibility: Field verification scores Careywood-Cocolalla (note: fewer are better for each of these sub-factors); number of streams that the segment crosses; number of private proper- ties crossed; length of sensitive habitat; and average slope.

bonner county trails plan 23 Sandpoint and Sand Creek Pathways Trail System

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Trail Name Segment ID Length Proximity # of Schools # of % on % in (miles) Destina- Private in Stream Public Sensitive tions in Parcels Proximity Crossings Lands Area Proximity Crossed

Baldy Connector SAN-C 0.51 0 1 0 0 0% 0% Yes Yes 3 3 3 Yes Y Yes

Byway Bike Bridge SAN-F 0.13 1 0 0 0 100% 60% Yes No 4 4 4 Yes Y Y Y Y No

Connector - Hwy 200 and Railroad Ave PON-I 0.21 0 8 1 0 30% 0% Yes Yes 2 4 2 No Y Y Y Yes

Connector - Pine Street to Travers Park SAN-A 0.90 1 5 2 2 0% 18% Yes Yes 5 4 4 Yes Y Y Y No

Connector - POBT PON-Q 0.17 0 1 0 0 23% 4% Yes Yes 2 4 3 Yes Y Y

Connector - POBT - Ponderay-Kootenai PON-R 0.74 0 8 1 0 0% 25% No Yes 4 3 4 Yes Y Y Y Yes

Connector - Ponder Whiskey Spur PON-J 0.68 0 6 0 0 47% 91% Yes Yes 3 5 4 Yes Y Y Y

Connector - Sagle/Long Bridge and SAN-G 0.13 1 1 0 0 0% 0% Yes Yes 3 3 3 Yes Y Y Y No city boardwalk system

Connector - Sagle/Long Bridge bike path SAN-H 0.07 1 3 0 0 5% 100% Yes Yes 4 4 4 Yes Y Y Y Y Y Yes

Connector - Triangle-Moody PON-U 0.49 0 8 1 0 2% 0% Yes No 3 4 4 Yes Y Y Y Y Y

Creekside West PON-O 1.50 1 23 0 2 34% 100% Yes Yes 3 5 4 Yes Y Y Y No

Creekside West SAN-L 0.67 0 2 1 0 7% 60% Yes Yes 3 2 5 Yes Y Yes

Extension - Sand Creek Creekside Trail PON-A 1.24 1 18 0 1 16% 99% Yes Yes 3 5 4 Yes Y Y Y Y No

Forrest M. Bird Trail SAN-R 0.11 0 1 3 0 0% 0% No No 5 4 3 Yes Y Y Yes

Hwy 200 PON-B 1.83 1 12 1 0 6% 0% Yes Yes 4 2 3 Yes Y Y Y Y No

Kootenai Cutoff Multi-use Path PON-W 1.88 1 7 1 1 4% 10% No No 5 2 4 Yes Y Y Y Yes

Lakeskide Trail SAN-S 0.26 0 0 1 0 100% 99% Yes Yes 2 1 2 Yes Y Y No

Ontario Road SAN-P 0.55 0 4 0 0 0% 26% No No 4 4 4 Yes Y Y Y Yes

POBT - Ponderay Crossing PON-P 0.22 0 3 0 0 0% 69% Yes Yes 3 4 4 Yes Y Y Yes

Railroad Ave and Elm St PON-C 0.84 0 6 0 0 0% 0% Yes Yes 4 3 3 Yes Y Y Yes

Sand Creek WAT-A 3.37 3 41 0 1 25% 99% Yes Yes 5 3 4 Yes No

Sand Creek Bridge SAN-U 0.03 1 0 0 0 100% 100% Yes Yes 2 5 4 Yes Y Y Y Y No

Sandpoint Landing SAN-I 0.09 2 9 0 0 44% 68% Yes Yes 4 4 4 Yes Y Y Y Y Yes

Taylor's Trail SAN-J 0.23 0 4 0 1 26% 73% Yes Yes 5 4 4 Yes Y Y Y No

Triangle Drive Bike Lanes PON-T 0.88 1 4 1 0 83% 12% No No 5 2 2 Yes Y Y Y Y Yes

US 10 Connector Street SAN-D 0.12 1 1 0 0 0% 0% No Yes 2 1 1 No Y Y No

US 10 Connector Street SAN-E 0.14 0 1 0 0 0% 0% No No 1 1 1 No Y No

SAN-B 0.06 1 2 0 0 0% 25% Yes No 3 3 3 Yes Y Y Y Yes

SAN-K 0.24 0 2 0 0 81% 100% Yes Yes 3 2 5 Yes Y Yes

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24 bonner county trails plan Sandpoint and Sand Creek Pathways Trail System

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Special Impedi- Viability User Ex- Overall Recom- Walk/ Mountain Road Horse ATV Snow- Nordic Other Road Opportu- ments Score perience Score mended Hike Bike Bike mobile shared nities Score with cars