The City of Loveland will re-open a .7-mile section of the Recreation Trail system from Wilson Avenue to Namaqua Avenue along the Big Barnes Ditch following construction on June 1. Prior to construction, this section of trail was soft-surface and since been paved and rails added to improve the long-term safety and sustainability of this narrow corridor along the Big Barnes Ditch. Loveland’s Loop Recreation Trail is now paved through all sections making it a great alternative for multimodal transportation options. Construction began in the fall of 2024 and the trail re-opened to the public on June 1.
This project was managed by the Parks and Recreation Department with $1.3 million funding from a federal Transportation Alternatives Program grant administered through the Colorado Department of Transportation, and Loveland’s share of Colorado Lottery dollars. Hoff Construction from Loveland was the general contractor for the project. Hoff Construction completed the first sections of Loveland’s trail system back in the early 1990s and is now happy to have been the contractor to pave this final segment of the 21-mile paved Recreation Trail Loop which encircles Loveland.
More information is available at lovgov.org/trails
