We had a perfect number of volunteers show up for our work day on the North Valley Rail Trail on Saturday and ideal weather (hey, it didn’t snow!).  The hiking and biking trail is now officially open, so feel free to get out there and check it out.
Start from McCall City Hall, River Ranch or [...]

Volunteers Needed!
Please join us to help get the Valley County Pathways trail cleaned up and ready for the upcoming season.
When:
Saturday May 8th at 9:00 AM
Where:
Meet at the green construction trailer at River Ranch.  River Ranch is located on the West side of Mission Street, South of the Smoke Jumper base.  The green construction trailer is [...]

It was a special day for Valley County Pathways (VCP) today. Everyone loves hiking and biking trails, right? We certainly do.
Well, we just signed a new access agreement with Judd and Diane DeBoer and McCall River Ranch Co.  that will extend a public walking and biking path 1.8 miles from the end of the [...]

The following is and op-ed piece from the Idaho Statesman.
Let’s work together to improve the valley’s future
April 25th, 2009
By Steve Stuebner
Valley County Pathways, a group working to create a series of public pathways between McCall and Cascade, is gaining momentum.
We recently received a property donation south of McCall along the old railroad right of [...]

Valley County Pathways needs volunteers in the following areas:

Membership
Monitoring planning and zoning meetings
Fundraising and grant-writing

Please read this post for more information on our immediate needs.

More photos from the Trail Dedication Event

Cascade Mayor Dick Carter linked Pathways efforts with a future whitewater
park and pathway system from the North Bridge to the South Bridge in the city
of Cascade. “Now all we’ve got to do is be creative and find a way to link
up the river trail with this trail,” he said. [...]

Whiteman family donates land to Valley County Pathways; Lake Irrigation District inks access agreement
Marvin and Carol Whiteman have donated a 1.7-acre strategic parcel of railroad right of way property south of McCall to Valley County Pathways, Inc., allowing the Pathways group to provide new public access to several miles of trail between [...]

Big news! Valley County Pathways has opened up about four miles of the old railroad right of way, south of McCall, to Heinrich Lane, just one mile north of Lake Fork.
Here are some photos of the news section of trail as well as a map showing how to access the rail-trail south [...]

Valley County Pathways honors Putman Family
for donation of [...]