Rivers Edge Nrt Brochure
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Closed GROUP RIDES, HIKES, RUNS WELCOME Great Falls Bicycle Club organizes rides year around for cyclists of all abilities, from twice weekly DIRECTIONS training rides to Wednesday no rider left behind mountain bike rides. For details email [email protected] or visit them online at www.greatfallsbicycleclub.org. The River’s Edge Trail is a cooperative To reach the Ryan and Sulphur project of the City of Great Falls, Spring Trailheads on the North GrrAnimals Running Club runs Tuesday/Thursday mornings regardless of weather and organizes Cascade County, Montana State Parks, IVER Shore Trail, drive 5 miles, turn weekend activities. Information is available at [email protected]. ’ Montana Department of Transportation, right on Morony Dam Road and NorthWestern Energy and a volunteer follow the signs. EDGE citizens group, Recreational Trails, Inc. Blister Sisters and Misters generally runs Monday and Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings. R S Planning, design and construction of the Details: Contact Wendy Lee at 406-868-1854 or [email protected]. trail began in 1989 and continues today. T R A I L River’s Edge Trail is free and open to the US 87 / MT 225 The Montana Wilderness Association organizes Winter and Summer Wilderness Walks. public during daylight hours 365 days a To Fort Benton, Havre Information is available at www.wildmontana.org. year. Enjoy! Bay Drive Trail Recreational Trails, Inc. maintains a list of organized walks, runs, races and events on The trails that run through Giant Springs River’s Edge Trail throughout the year at www.thetrail.org. URBAN TRAILS State Park, including NorthWestern Energy 18. lands, are managed by Giant Springs State Park, (406) 727-1212. Most of the urban trails and some of the South shore single track trails are managed by the City of I Black Eagle Memorial Island Great Falls Park & Recreation Department, I (406) 771-1265. LEGEND Rainbow Dam Road 29. 26. Streets/Roads West Bank Park 2.1 mile Giant Springs Loop Paved Trails i Giant Springs Road Bike Routes m Rainbow Dam Road .2 Gravel Trails 3 Fantastic views of Black Eagle Falls, Steamboat Island, r Dirt Trails oi 28. Giant Springs and the Roe River await. Check out the 21. rv Rest Room Rainbow Dam Road State Fish Hatchery and exhibits at Region 4 Headquar- se ters. Enjoy the cliffs, spring-fed fishing pond and native e 25. I Trail Information R I I terrain and vegetation. Cap off your visit to the Lewis & w Clark Interpretive Center with this short, sweet loop. bo 1/3 mile n ai 28. R 27. 67th Street 12. 3.5 mile Urban Loop 10. 17. Giant Springs Road 23. 14. 24. 17. 13. 16. Lewis and Clark Interpretivep Center Explore the banks of the Missouri Smelter Ave. I I River at the heart of Great Falls. 18. Enjoy the city skyline from West Bank 13. 18th18th AvenueAvenue N Park, watch the birds at Sacajawea 6th St. NE 20. 15.15. Island and view some great N. River Road sculptures, artwork and interpretive 14.. panels along the way. There are 17th Ave. NE 52nd52nd St. plenty of benches, tables and 22. TRAIL MANNEMANNERS shelters too, so give it a try. I Black Ea 15. gl ShareShare OurOur Trails – We all enjoy the River’s EdgeE Trail and e R River Drive / Northeast Bypass es River Drive adjacentadjacent park areas in differentdifferent ways.ways. PayPay attention,a expect and er respectrespect others and be courteous.courteous. I voir 3rd St. NW Pass Safelyy - Bicyclists should control speed,spee yield to all, and staystay to rrightight except whenwhen passing.passing. RingRing bellbel or call out 12. I beforebefore passing. 9. ManageManage YourYour DogDog – DogsDogs runningrunning at largelarge stress or harm River Drive wildlifewildlife and create a public nuisance or hazard.haza City and State 38th St. ParkPark regulationsregulations require dogsdogs be kept on leasheslea at all times in 16. public parks and on the River’s EdEdgege Trail. 11. 15th Street 11. 19. 8th Ave. N PickPick UpUp PoopPoop – DogDog poop stinksstinks andand presentsprese health hazards. 14th Street 10. AlwaysAlways packpack severalseveral pick-uppick-up bagsbags andand removeremo your dog’s poop. MuttMutt mittsmitts are providedprovided at many majormajor trailheadstrailh to assist you. I 9. PARKING ATTRACTIONS River’s Edge Trail Website TrashTrash YourYour TrashTrash – Please remove all trash – yours and others. 8. 7. 9th Street 1. Warden Park Trailhead 1. Warden Gazebo and telescope EvenEven biodegradable materials such as orangeorang peels, apple 3rd Ave. NW 4th Avenue N 2. Odd Fellows Park Trailhead 2. Visitor Center/Overlook Park corescores and foodfood scraps, take yearsyears to deteriorate,deterio and attract scavengersscavengers that harm other wildlife.wildlife. Use trashtra receptacles or 6. 3. Garden Home Park Trailhead 3. The History Museum Central Avenue W 4. Broadwater Bay pack your garbagegarbage out. 2nd Avenue N 4. Broadwater Bay 8. 5. Bay Drive Trailhead 5. Electric City Water Park StickStick to the TraiTraill – Stay on established trailstrail to avoid disturbing 7. 6. Riverside Railyard Skate Park 6. Civic Center/Convention Center thethe native vegetation and wildlifewildlife that share our river corridor. 7. Gibson Park Trailhead 7. Children’s Museum of Montana ShortcuttingShortcutting trails causes erosion. Areas off-trailoff have steep Central Avenue drop-offsdrop-offs and can be dangerous. Please hikehik and bicycle only 6. 8. West Bank Park Trailhead 8. Weissman Trail Bridge 9. Riverside Railyard Skate Park onon designateddesignated trails.trails. 9. Dog Park Trailhead www.thetrail.org 5. 10. Gibson Park, Pond & Paths 57th St.St. 10. Sacajawea Island Trailhead LeaveLeave WhatWhat YouYou FindFind – Picking fflowerslowers or collectingc rocks 11. Elk’s Riverside Park & Paths 5. 11. Caboose Trailhead alongalong thethe trailtrail may not seem likelike a bigbig deal,deal, but it means others 12. Pacific Steel Trailside Dog Park The CityCity and Montana StateState Parks owns and won’twon’t have a chance to enjoy them. WildliWildlifefe depends on native 12. Higgins Park Trailhead 13. West Bank Park manages the trails that have ha e been built b ilt since plantsltffd for food and d removing i plants lt affects fft nature’s balance. 4. 13. Black Eagle Memorial Island 14. Sacajawea Island 1990, in part by dozens of grants submitted 4. 14. Steamboat Island Parking 15. Historic 10th St. Bridge Leave No Trace - The River’s Edge Trail provides a haven for 6th Street SW by Recreational Trails Inc. (RTI) and matched wild plants and animals and a welcome break from our work-a- 15. Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center 16. City Park & Recreation Department Bay Drive 3. 16. Region 4 FWP Visitor Center by community donations. View the Year End day lives. By recreating wisely you can minimize your impact on 17. Higgins Park fellow visitors, wildlife and habitat. The partner agencies 17. Lewis & Clark Overlook Trailhead 18. Former ACM waterfall, stone walls Report on our website. See the exciting managing the River’s Edge Trail are dedicated to reducing the 3. 18. Rainbow Trailhead 19. Black Eagle Dam/Black Eagle Falls projects that are underway and coming soon recreation impacts to the river corridor and conflicts between users, wildlife and pets. Please be a responsible trail user and River Drive 20. Black Eagle Memorial Island along the River’s Edge Trail, and how 10th Ave SW follow the Leave No Trace program and Trail Manners listed on Warden Park Gazebo 21. Steamboat Island I YOU can help make them happen. this map. For additional informationion on Leave No Trace visit their 22. Lewis & Clark Interpretive Center 2. website: www.lnt.org. VER 23. Region 4 FWP HQ/Visitor Center 38th3 St. RI SUN I-15 / Helena 10th Ave. South 24. Giant Springs State Park/Hatchery 25. Colter Single Track Trail 26. Rainbow Boat Ramp 9th Street 10th Ave. South Lewistown/Billings 2. 27. Rainbow Dam/Rainbow Falls Overlook Drive 1. 28. Crooked Falls Overlook Country Club Blvd. 29. Crooked Falls BICYCLE RENTALS U.S. 87 / 89 MT 200/3 1. 13th Ave. S N Knicker Biker (406) 454-2912 Scheduled for 2015 construction. Montana River Outfitters (406) 761-1677 Upper River Rd. Map Design by Lodestone Advertising www.thetrail.org 16. THE LEWIS & CLARK SULPHUR SPRING TRAIL HERITAGE GREENWAY 17. thetrail.org Walk this 1.8 mile pedestrian-only NorthWestern Energy owns and operates the trail downstream to the spring and R IVER’ five hydroelectric facilities on the Missouri River learn the story of these mineral E V in the Great Falls area – Black Eagle, Rainbow, waters that provided a cure for I Cochrane, Ryan and Morony. In 1999 the EDGE Sacagawea, the Indian woman R Montana Power Company, former owner of the R S on the Lewis and Clark Expedition I facilities, donated a 2,415 acre conservation R easement along Rainbow, Cochrane, Ryan and of 1805. T R A I L U Morony reservoirs to Montana State Parks. O A second donation to Montana State Parks Morony Dam Road S was a public trail easement through these S Free I flowing lands to provide recreational opportunities. Morony Dam Road M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M river the TRAILS ALONG The Montana Power Company also partnered next THE RESERVOIRS with The Conservation Fund to convey about While this great selection of single 5. 200 GREAT FALLS, MONTANA 435 acres of lands at Sulphur Spring to RYAN ISLAND DAY USE AREA miles Montana State Parks. track trail east of town are managed by 14. the agencies, they were designed and The Ryan Island Day Use Area, managed by The Lewis & Clark Heritage Greenway, located built by hard core bikers with a dream.