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[[Image:heritagetrailsm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Dubuque County Conservation Commission.]] | [[Image:heritagetrailsm.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Photo courtesy: Dubuque County Conservation Commission.]] | ||
[[Image:FALLTRAL.JPG|left|thumb|300px|Fall colors attract visitors to Heritage Trail. Photo courtesy: Dubuque County Conservation Commission.]] | [[Image:FALLTRAL.JPG|left|thumb|300px|Fall colors attract visitors to Heritage Trail. Photo courtesy: Dubuque County Conservation Commission.]] | ||
[[Image:TRALWNTR. | [[Image:TRALWNTR.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Heritage Trail provides exceptional cross country skiing. Photo courtesy: Dubuque County Conservation Commission.]]HERITAGE TRAIL. Hiking and biking trail. Twenty-six miles long with a maximum of one percent grade, the trail was located on the former right-of-way of the Chicago and Great Western Railroad. When the railroad announced plans to abandon the route, Iowa Rails to Trails successfully raised the necessary funds and overcame the opposition of adjoining landowners to acquire the land. A trail was established which was subsequently given to Dubuque County. | ||
Heritage Trail started at Sageville and ran through Durango, Twin Springs, Graf, and Dyersville. In 1996 the Iowa Department of Transportation awarded Dubuque a grant of $157,810 to begin an extension of the trail through the city. The Recreational Trails Grant called for the construction of a trail from 32nd Street to 22nd Street creating a paved ten-foot wide bike and hiking trail. The path would continue winding along already established city streets. The total cost of the project was estimated to be $270,386 and would take over one year to complete. | Heritage Trail started at Sageville and ran through Durango, Twin Springs, Graf, and Dyersville. In 1996 the Iowa Department of Transportation awarded Dubuque a grant of $157,810 to begin an extension of the trail through the city. The Recreational Trails Grant called for the construction of a trail from 32nd Street to 22nd Street creating a paved ten-foot wide bike and hiking trail. The path would continue winding along already established city streets. The total cost of the project was estimated to be $270,386 and would take over one year to complete. | ||
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Revision as of 03:47, 1 February 2009
HERITAGE TRAIL. Hiking and biking trail. Twenty-six miles long with a maximum of one percent grade, the trail was located on the former right-of-way of the Chicago and Great Western Railroad. When the railroad announced plans to abandon the route, Iowa Rails to Trails successfully raised the necessary funds and overcame the opposition of adjoining landowners to acquire the land. A trail was established which was subsequently given to Dubuque County.
Heritage Trail started at Sageville and ran through Durango, Twin Springs, Graf, and Dyersville. In 1996 the Iowa Department of Transportation awarded Dubuque a grant of $157,810 to begin an extension of the trail through the city. The Recreational Trails Grant called for the construction of a trail from 32nd Street to 22nd Street creating a paved ten-foot wide bike and hiking trail. The path would continue winding along already established city streets. The total cost of the project was estimated to be $270,386 and would take over one year to complete.
