Inclusivity Means Not Paving the Trail

Many residents use the trail to take advantage of its natural beauty, slow
pace, varied plant and wildlife watching, culinary mushroom gathering,
horseback riding, year round walking and running, bicycling. Converting
the trail to a paved bike path is not a community request, but rather
emanates from the existence of outside funds to build projects, whether
or not the community wants it. Paving the trail will take away either all
usage of the trail (horseback riding) from some, or winter usage of the
trail from its walkers and runners. Pavement ices over, while packed
stone aggregate and dust will absorb much of the water and make the
freeze more navigable.