Lagerman Agricultural Preserve to open June 26
Celebration of New Open Sky Loop set for 9 a.m.
Boulder County, Colo. – Lagerman Reservoir, located just west of Longmont, will be expanded and renamed Lagerman Agricultural Preserve. This expansion and the new Open Sky Loop trail will be opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by the Boulder County Commissioners and Parks & Open Space staff.
What: Ribbon-cutting ceremony
When: Monday, June 26, 9 a.m.
Where: Lagerman Reservoir Trailhead,
7100 Pike Road, Longmont
Members of the public are encouraged to attend the event. The ceremony will mark the preservation of 659 acres of active agricultural land adjacent to Lagerman Reservoir and 5.5 miles of new trail.
A future expansion to the south will add an additional trail and views of another 600 acres of active agricultural land. A total of more than 2,000 acres will be preserved as part of the Lagerman Agricultural Preserve.
For more information about the property, please visit the Lagerman Reservoir website.
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I just visited the Open sky loop with a friend and our bikes. The vistas are beautiful. We are so fortunate to live in an area that values our land and our access to it. However it was frustrating to find that the surface that was chosen for the new trail is so inappropriate for bikes. The recycled asphalt is very rough. It is not compacted and deep(loose) making movement and control really difficult. I love biking the county trails and this surface, thankfully, is not normally used. Was this done intentionally to discourage bicycles? I am not a runner but it does not feel runner friendly either. I suppose it will eventually settle into the ground. How long will that take?