12/08/2025
🤘 Amazing vision! And Everstoke is located smack dab in the middle of it all, including a proposed trail from Penman Saddle/Peak (above us) down to Blairsden (where we are). Can't wait to help!
Big update on ! Five years after embarking on the initial planning, we have officially completed the Connected Communities Trails Master Plan, outlining a community-driven vision to link 15 mountain towns in northern California and western Nevada with a world-class trail network in order to expand outdoor access, restore ecological resilience and bolster rural economies.
Work on the Trails Master Plan, which was funded by Sierra Nevada Conservancy, includes maps of existing and potential future routes, detailed reports on trail feasibility, Fire Hardened trails concept and community surveys, and a full set of best management practices so other communities can follow the same playbook.
So what’s next? Continued trail development on various projects, such as those already underway like the East Zone Connectivity proposed to link Truckee with Loyalton, Sierraville and Reno via the Cottonwood Connectivity and Peavine Maze projects, as well as grant-writing and environmental work on potential future links. And of course fundraising to ensure the whole vision can come to fruition in the future (to that end, check out our current 5 Bucks a Foot Moto fundraiser at givebutter.com/5bucksmoto25). Find the full report at sierratrails.org/connected-communities, and drop us a note with comments or questions.
