Longmont-to-Boulder:  N. 83rd Street to 95th Street

Project Description:

The Longmont-to-Boulder (LOBO) Trail is a planned regional trail between the City of Boulder and the City of Longmont.  The 83rd to 95th trail is a critical segment of the planned system

As currently planned, the trail segment will begin at the Left Hand Valley Grange Park in Niwot and continue north to the existing City of Longmont trail system at 95th Street and Left Hand Creek.

The currently planned trail alignment is identified in the Niwot Area Trails Master Plan (1.3 MB, PDF) completed by Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department in 2006.  The alignment follows 83rd Street north from the Left Hand Grange Park; turns east across County Open Space parallel to State Highway 119; and cross under N. 95th Street Bridge at a new bridge over the trail and creek.

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2006 Niwot Area Trails Master Plan:

In 2006, Boulder County Parks and Open Space worked with the public to develop the Niwot Trails Master Plan.  The plan was developed to provide a strategic guide for the implementation of a trail network for the Niwot Area.  The Master Plan designated two routes connecting Niwot to Longmont.  The first route runs adjacent to N. 83rd Street and SH119.  The second route utilizes open space along Dry Creek and traverses across privately owned property east of Niwot as it traverses north to SH119 before crossing over to N. 95th Street.  Boulder County Transportation is able to move forward with the first route because most of the necessary property is within the County's right of way and open space properties.