Cumberland Community Forest Park: DCDH Trail Re-route now open
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A re-routed section of the DCDH trail in the Cumberland Community Forest Park is now open. The project was initiated in response to major water damage to the old trail, which consisted both of singletrack and old resource roads. The newly constructed singletrack is built to a modern trail standard, including bench cut alignment and traffic calming at the intersection with China Creek Trail, while still maintaining a technical trail experience in keeping with the original trail’s character.
With the re-route now open, decommissioning and restoration works will now commence on the old alignment, focusing on areas most prone to erosion damage.
The project is a partnership with the United Riders of Cumberland, with further support from the Comox Valley Land Trust, a covenant holder for the park. The trail difficulty rating has been changed to double black diamond, with the designation remaining gravity trail (hikers yield to mountain bikes). Cumberland Community Forest Park is a village park, with the municipality responsible for overall management of trails in the park. The DCDH trail crosses over into adjacent private forest lands, where trails are managed by UROC.
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