In October, the US forest Service, SPOA and the Berry Creek Metro District quietly opened the new Knob Hill Trail.  The Trail runs behind the 10th green, heads east across the ridge and then curves north as it ascends up over 800' to connect with the utility road that runs from Beard Creek (Shaw Cancer Center/Moonridge) to Wildridge.

Click on the link Singletree Trailhead Map for a map locating all trailheads within Singletree.

This great new addition to our trail system now provides for loop hikes from both the June Creek and Mesquite trailheads.

This is a HIKING ONLY trail and, in an agreement with adjacent homeowners, there is NO TRAILHEAD PARKING.  Parking is encouraged at the Community Center and it's a short walk up the road to the trailhead.  Because the trail intersects a wildlife corridor, it will be closed from mid-December through mid-April.

Singletree has had, and continues to have, a great working relationship with the Forest Service.  In 2004 we entered into an agreement that sought to provide non-motorized trail opportunities and to restore non-system routes.  The goal was to protect both the natural environment and the recreation experience in light of increased public interest in recreating on nearby National Forest System Lands.

In 2007, the Forest Service entered into a Challenge Cost Share Agreement between the Town of Avon, SPOA and Berry Creek Metro to plan, develop and maintain a recreational trail system on National Forest System Lands in light of increased developmental pressures in the area.  This resulted in the Singletree and West Avon Recreational Trail Decision Memo and authorized not only the Knob Hill Trail, but also the Avon/Singletree Trail, Saddle Ridge Trail and the Beaver Creek Lookout.  Amng the first phases of implementation of this decision and agreement was the closure and revegetation/stabilization efforts at Motorcycle Flats, north of I-70 between Avon and Singletree, which was accomplished in 2008.

That same year, planning began on the Knob Hill Trail with construction beginning the summer of 2009.  Under the leadership and supervision of the Eagle/Holy Cross Ranger District Trail Crew, five days of volunteer work went a long ways to making this trail happen.  Three days with community volunteers as well as two days with the Eagle County Youth Conservation Corps hosting the Battle Mountain High School boys soccer teams enabled the trail to be completed this season.

By using volunteers and the Eagle County YCC, we were able to keep costs to a minimum.  The Eagle County YCC is funded by Eagle County and a grant from the National Forest Foundation Ski Area Contribution Fund.  Total costs to the Metro District for this project was $2,900 for Forest Service design work, trail clearing and volunteer supervision.

Special thanks goes to Chuck Powers (SPOA) and Heather McInerny (BCMD) for their patience and persistence in helping bring a great new hiking option to our Singletree residents.