Hikers at Staunton State Park now have two new trails to explore after more than three years of planning, and both ultimately provide up-close of Elk Falls.
Launched in mid-September with a ribbon cutting, the Chimney Rock and Elk Falls trails both begin about 5 miles from Staunton’s main parking lot, with the latter trail being an offshoot of the first. According to park manager Zach Taylor, both trails have been envisioned since the 1990s but were not formalized until 2010.
“The trails have gone through a couple of redesigns, but we’ve had conversations about them since the ‘90s — ever since we started acquiring the land,” Taylor said. “Certainly, as we got the master plan together in 2010, they were on the map. The actual planning stages started roughly in 2013, kind of right as we started opening the park.”
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By Sal Christ
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