Highways 34 and 7 Trail Upgrades

Town plans upgrades to multi-use trails along U.S. 34 and S.H. 7

Learn more and provide feedback at the Dec. 10 project open house

The Town of Estes Park will hold a community open house focused on proposed, future upgrades to the existing asphalt trails along highways 34 and 7.  Both trails will be converted from asphalt to concrete with minor adjustments to alignment. The open house takes place Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025 at the Estes Park Museum, located at 200 4th St. The meeting begins at 5:30 p.m. with a presentation covering both trail projects, followed by an open house format until 7:30 p.m. This is an opportunity to review and discuss project details with staff and consultants.

These trail upgrades are in the design phase, in preparation for future construction when sufficient funding becomes available. The project team is eager to discuss topics including project impacts on driveways and intersections, aesthetics related to conversion from asphalt to concrete, signage placement, anticipated construction impacts, prioritization of work and potential segmentation locations for phased construction. The design effort for these trails will be completed in early 2026.

The U.S. 34 trail project includes about 1.3 miles of trail between the east entrance of the Estes Park Visitor Center, 500 Big Thompson Avenue, and the existing Lake Estes trail at the Estes Park Marina, 1770 Big Thompson Avenue. The S.H. 7 trail improvements will include approximately 1.7 miles of trail between  Graves Avenue and Carriage Drive/Scott Ponds Natural Area. 

These trail projects are funded, in part, by the voter-approved 1A sales tax revenue. For more information, please contact Jamin Rucker, Public Works Department Engineer, at 970-577-3736 or jrucker@estes.org.