Some of the coulee bike paths in Lethbridge, Alta., are showing damage caused by heavy rainfall and overuse. Some residents say better design and maintenance could prevent hazards.
WATCH: Some of the coulee bike paths in Lethbridge have begun to degrade due to heavy rainfall and overuse, leading to some residents to speak out.Some of the coulee bike paths in Lethbridge, Alta., have begun to degrade due to heavy rainfall and overuse, leading some residents to speak out.
“A lot of is basically drainage,” said Arnold. “The trail is the drain, unfortunately. It just kind of goes right down and turns into a groove, which mountain bikers don’t like, no one likes.” “The limestone trails definitely take a beating anytime we get heavy rain and they get rutted up; it can be quite dangerous actually. I don’t know what the fix is for those, but they definitely become a bit of a hazard.”Design is the key to having sustainable bike paths, according to the Lethbridge Trail Alliance.
“Places like Medicine Hat, they actually… hire trail builders to come in and build proper machine-style type trails,” said Duell.“We’ve got a lot of members of the city itself, the employees who use the coulees and they see what needs to be done.”
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