Griffy Lake Master Plan Update 2008 Monroe County, Indiana
August 13, 2008
Figure 81. Logs installed to maintain downhill edge of trail. On the dam side of the North Shore trail, exposed jagged concrete was found at the base of the stairs leading from the creek to the trail. Improved stairway access is essential at this location due to the numbers of people using this trail. Trails on the south side of Griffy Lake, particularly those adjacent to the Meadowood property, should be taken into special consideration. A collaborative trail maintenance effort exists between Meadowood Retirement Community and Bloomington Parks and Recreation. Residents of Meadowood are frequent users of the trails and were able to voice their concerns during focus group meetings of users and non-users convened at Meadowood on November 14, 2007. The comprehensive results of this focus group meeting can be found in Appendix K. Trail safety issues raised by residents are detailed below. The user group noted some maintenance issues including: • Bridge near the dam by the pond (if on Griffy Lake Nature Preserve) needs repair; • Yellow trail needs more maintenance; • Trails are very narrow on some ridges and slopes; • Handrails should be installed in some places; Additionally, Meadowood residents noted paintball teams as a safety concern and indicated that they deplore the lack of signage. (It should be noted that there are higher densities of signage in this area of Griffy Lake Nature Preserve than others.) Non-users cited fear of falling, lack of endurance to complete a trail loop, and lack of rest stops along the trails among reasons for not using GLNP.
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