Expanded Bike Trails Planned at New River Gorge

The New River Gorge Trail Alliance has received a $140,000 planning grant to help plan a bike trail system in Fayette and Nicholas counties. The group received the grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission for a feasibility study of a regionally connected bike trail system and expects to spend the next year planning how to build the network. Trail Alliance President Bill Wells says the idea is to join existing trails and help increase tourism, encourage relocation of professionals, provide new jobs and more. The goal is to create a network of 350 miles or more.