Friends of Rotary Park

This is a service provided to the users of Rotary Park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It is hosted by Friends of Rotary Park, a newly formed volunteer group that is dilligently working to improve the trail network at the park. This site provides information about current, past, and future trail development.

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Rotary Park is a county-owned natural park in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Tennessee. It consists of two adjoining tracts of land that make up about 95 acres of mostly undeveloped, wooded land. There is one park entrance/exit that is paved and runs to the back of the park. There are three pavilions along the roadway with the largest being at the road's end. Rotary Park has an extensive trail network and is open to hikers and bikers. The new push for extensive trail work is necessary because most trails were improperly built by ATVs and motorcycles. Motorized vehicles are now banned from the park. Furthermore, the trails are showing signs of serious erosion. Most recently, a large amount of sustainable trail located outside of the park's boundary has been taken by development. The Friends of Rotary Park is dedicated to restoring and improving the park. Those interested in joining Friends of Rotary Park can do so by contacting Chris Clark at 931-801-3898. Dues are $25.00 for a family membership.

Monday, September 18, 2006

New Trail Open

Friends:

The new trail connecting Pavilion I to Pavilion II is now open. The trial is not 100% complete but is clear for use. I want to thank Adam Queen for his help building the trail as well as Merri and Suva for helping clear the entrance and making the trial more visible for park users.

Future plans for this section of trail include: building a small bridge to cross the drain by the road leading to the trail; using rock to armor the areas where the trail crosses several natural drains; smoothing rough areas on the trail; placing some big rocks between the areas where the trail meanders near itself so that people do not cut the turn; and dealing with some of the drainage issues in the area and divert that water away from the trail.

All are now welcome to enjoy this new section of trail.

Other future plans are to re-route part of the small loop behind Pavilion I. The part to be re-routed is the area near the creek where the loggers damaged the trail. The new section will take users gradually up the hillside and will eliminate the steep uphill section leading back to Pavilion I. The new route will also increase the length of the trail.

Chris

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