Projects – Nature Trails

Grassy Falls – Dupont Recreational State Forest

Client: Dupont Recreational State Forest Location: Hendersonville, NC Grassy Falls is a favorite destination for visitors to the forest, and we were pleased to refresh and improve the sustainability of the trail leading up to the falls. Over the years, the original trail had experienced erosion which had exposed roots, created ruts and made the approach treacherous. By adding some local stone, slightly rerouting the trail and using sustainable building techniques, the new trail will be enjoyed by visitors for years to come....

Battle Park and Sunset Park – Rocky Mount, NC

Client: City of Rocky Mount Location: Rocky Mount, NC The city had an existing paved greenway connecting Battle and Sunset Parks and wanted to include some natural surface trail to increase user traffic within the parks. Nature Trails worked with the city to design and build 5 miles of natural surface bike optimized trail. The rocky terrain provided a perfect location for a bicycle playground and we custom fabricated progressive features on a different rock feature....

Triangle Math and Science Academy

Client: Triangle Math and Science Academy Location: Cary, NC When the Academy decided to include the outdoors in their curriculum, we were excited to help make the plan a reality. Nature Trails created a plan to take advantage of the greenspace surrounding the school to add four foot wide walking trails with bridges and split rail fences. The learning area includes a small amphitheater with natural surface seating....

Belmont Park – City of Durham

Client: City of Durham. Location: Durham, NC The city looked to optimize the space in a one acre, underutilized park, and Nature Trails was contracted to design and build a pump track around the mature trees. In addition to the natural surface pump track, we created and installed some bike skills features and interactive art. The mixed media dragon provides interest while honoring the park setting....

Ventosa at Catawba Springs – Community Hiking Trails

Client: Ventosa, LLC. Location: Denver, NC Ventosa at Catawba Springs is large lot private development on a historic property. Nature Trails was contracted to design and construct an aggregate surface trail to connect the community road to the 12 acre pond and historical natural springs. The property features towering mature hardwoods and made for an impressive community trail....

Rocky Branch Park – Canopy and Boulder Trail

Client: The Tarheel Trailblazers Location: Belmont, NC Nature Trails was awarded the contract to build a progressive beginner and intermediate loop designed by Community Trail Design. These loops while short in length were designed to pack as much excitement and challenge as possible for this community trail system. Ten tractor trailer loads of Tennessee flat stone were imported and incorporated into the trail to provide a unique experience in the surrounding area....

Upper Pipeline Trail – Mill Creek Canyon Utah

Client: Trails Utah / Uinta-Wasatch National Forest / USFS Location: Salt Lake City, UT Nature Trails was contracted to complete a new section of trail to connect the famous Wasatch Crest Trail to the Pipeline trail in Mill Creek Canyon. The physical construction was extremely challenging, steep, rocky, terrain that required close coordination with road closures, construction boulder retaining walls, and substantial rock breaking to complete. The end result is an amazing beautiful trail that gets hike and bike traffic off of the busy road below to extend their route!...

Specialized Bikes Cedar Displays

Client: Specialized Bicycle Components, Inc. Location: Morgan Hill, CA / Chapel Hill, NC Specialized Bikes wanted to develop a new type of in store branding and experience for their mountain bike retailers. Previous point of purchase materials were sterile and forget-able so they started the hunt to find a partner who could deliver an authentic display that connected their mountain bike line with trails and nature. After finding Nature Trails the hunt for a partner was over! Once on board, we presented multiple concept iterations and eventually landed on a 2-piece display comprised of a cedar trailhead kiosk and cedar bike display stand that would compliment each other while incorporating rich wood tones with rustic character into the retail spaces. Nature Trails followed through with design, fabrication, and shipping these unique POP Displays to retailers nationwide where you can now see our work firsthand!...

Brevard Private Hike & Bike Trails

Client: David A. Location: Brevard, NC David and his wife have a beautiful home on the outskirts of Brevard, North Carolina near Dupont State Forest. Their home sits on approximately 15 acres of steep mountain terrain that drops off over 300 feet in elevation with multiple streams and waterfalls. Nature Trails was hired to design and construct 2+ miles of hiking trails to provide access to explore and appreciate all that the property has to offer. We built these trails with a Yanmar SV08 micro excavator to minimize the footprint and maintain a rugged, backcountry singletrack experience....

City Creek Canyon Trails – Utah

Client: SLC Corporation Location: Salt Lake City, UT Salt Lake City Corporation contracted us to implement a new trail plan created by Alta Planning and Design. This trail plan aimed to retire and/or replace a plethora of unsustainable social trails. City Creek Canyon is a municipal park that connect the Utah State Capital building. The trail system we constructed allows users to circumnavigate the park with a variety of route options on both the Eastern and Western slopes as well as connecting to the Bonneville Shorline Trail and I-Street Bike Park. Close parcel boundaries, steep slopes, complicated utility easements, and a variety of other urban factors made these trails a challenge to construct, but our team worked mindfully and coordinated with local officials and property owners to create a trail network that worked for all stakeholders and created a unique single track experience with amazing urban views!...