Rising tension among equestrians, hikers and bikers in Apex Park has led Jefferson County to consider changes to the park’s trails.
Though small, with steep and narrow trails, the foothills park above Golden is visited about 70,000 to 100,000 times each year. In the past two years, there has been a jump in the number of people reporting conflicts, said Thea Rock, manager of citizen outreach for the county’s open space department.
As a result, the county is soliciting ideas from the public on how to improve the situation.
“We don’t want things to get out of hand or people to stop using the park,” said Rock, noting that the public has until Tuesday to comment.
The county has some suggestions: make some trails one-ways, alternate days for specific users, establish safety zones and create single-use trails.
The public can submit suggestions to trock@jeffco.us. The open space committee will present the ideas from the public and staff at their meeting Thursday. Karen E. Crummy, The Denver Post
