![]() The park offers picturesque landscapes of wooded areas, beautiful flowers, and green fields. “We are excited to welcome the residents of the surrounding neighborhoods into our outdoor community and provide a new opportunity for healthy activities that don’t require the use of a car.”īeyond bike-riding, this mixed-use trail offers pedestrians a hike through the woods of Deer Haven Park and beautiful outdoor space. “Deerhaven Park trails are purpose-built, multi-use trails designed and maintained by the volunteer efforts of KYMBA Bluegrass,” said KYMBA Bluegrass Chapter President Jon Strom. It also allows for over eight different Lexington neighborhoods to enjoy the recreation at the park without having to get in a car. This new trail’s proximity and connection to the Brighton Trail offers bike riders a long stretch of safe paths. “As we continue to enhance current parks and develop new ones, we’re excited to offer another trail where mountain bikers can enjoy the outdoors without needing to travel outside the city.” “Mountain biking, like many other recreational activities and sports, has increased in popularity in recent years,” said Parks & Recreation Director Monica Conrad. ![]() As the sport continues to grow, access to it is an increasing priority in Parks & Recreation. The new trail is the second mountain biking trail available in Lexington, the first being at Veterans Park. This serves as an ideal example of a private/public partnership created for the betterment of our nearby neighborhood and our community at large.” I applaud our Division of Parks and Recreation and the Kentucky Mountain Bike Association for their hard work and contributions. “This new addition of a mixed-use mountain bike and hiking trail provides a very popular recreational venue. “We have seen tremendous growth in the Polo Club and Hamburg area of our community, and with that growth, an increasing need for additional recreational options,” said Councilmember Kathy Plomin, whose district includes the new trail. The park also serves as the eastern trailhead for the already popular Brighton Trail, a 3.8-mile shared-use, paved greenway trail that features tree-lined paths, water features and multiple convenient access points through various neighborhoods. Today’s announcement is the first of many new opportunities we will be providing for our residents to get outside, get some exercise and enjoy our parks.”ĭeer Haven Park is a newly developed park located between the Gleneagles and Todds Station neighborhoods, near Hamburg. We are making unprecedented, transformational investments in our parks, filling out our Parks master plan, and developing Cardinal Run North. Gorton said a lot of changes are coming in Lexington’s parks in the next few years. “This trail was made possible by a partnership between Parks & Recreation and the Kentucky Mountain Biking Association, and that makes it even more exciting.” “I’m delighted to open our City’s second mountain bike trail,” Mayor Linda Gorton said. ![]() Mayor Linda Gorton, Councilmember Kathy Plomin, Parks & Recreation Director Monica Conrad, and Kentucky Mountain Bike Association Bluegrass Chapter President Jon Strom today cut the ribbon to officially open a new mixed-use trail at Deer Haven Park ( 1937 Deer Haven Ln.).
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