Dedicated Parking Ribbon Cutting
Riverbend Trails dedicated parking is open.
We did it! Dedicated Parking is open!
Dedicated parking for access to Riverbend Trails at Gardiner Park is officially open. Upon completion of the connector trail we were able to gather to celebrate with an official Ribbon Cutting.
Check out the Hudson Valley One Press Coverage highlighting this special day.
We are thankful to all of the following for their support in making this happen.
Town of Gardiner Supervisor Marybeth Majestic
Town of Gardiner Board Members
Town of Gardiner Parks and Recreation
Town of Gardiner Highway Department
P E Colucci
Hudson Valley Trailworks
Gardiner Trail Alliance Volunteers
The community of trail users and supporters
One housekeeping note to mention. Now that we have dedicated parking and a connector trail we ask that you refrain from entering any of the paved Transfer Station areas while using the trails.
Progress on connector trail
Progress on connector trail
Thank you to our volunteers who came out to help build the new parking lot connector trail. Many hands made quick work of moving tons of material. This is an important milestone for Riverbend Trails. Thanks as well to the Town of Gardiner Highway Department for building the new lot and feeding us material to build the connector trail. After another quick round of work the trail and lot should be ready for use.
Winter Trail Work Session 2
Second work session of the winter a success!
Please help extend a huge thanks to the 18 Gardiner Trail Alliance volunteers who came out to help on the trails for our second work session of the winter. We solved another troublesome spot on the Deer Run Trail by installing culverts and building numerous turnpikes before and after. We plan on making use of our spring like conditions to keep working on the trails. Make sure you sign up via the Show Interest Form to hear about the next volunteer work sessions in April.
Winter Trail Work Session 1
It was a cold but exciting first Volunteer Work day
Please help extend a huge thanks to the 12 Gardiner Trail Alliance volunteers who braved the 11°F cold 🥶 to come out today for some trail work! We solved one of the troublesome spots on the Deer Run Trail by installing a culvert and building a turnpike. We will be out in action next Saturday as well. Join in the fun and thank your local trail builders.
Trees for Tribs plants 370 trees at Gardiner Park!
On Saturday May 21st Gardiner Climate Smart with help from Gardiner Trail Alliance and over 50 volunteers participated in the 2022 Trees for Tribs planting at Gardiner Park. Despite a hot morning 370 new trees and shrubs were planted. After the planting numerous people enjoyed checking out the Riverbend Trails. When combined with last years event we are now at 670 trees planted. It is very impressive to see the results. We appreciate all of the help from our volunteers.
2021 GTA Year End Summary
A quick overview of how 2021 went for GTA
As of 12/31/21 Gardiner Parks and Recreation as well as Gardiner Trail Alliance are proud to say we have completed most of Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Riverbend Trails Phased Project Plan. This work represents 390 hours of volunteer work and over $18,000 worth of donations during 2021. We are off to an amazing start and we would like to extend our gratitude for all of the partners and volunteers. Looking forward to continued success in 2022. At this point in time we would like to share the soft opening of Riverbend Trails. Please check out our progress during transfer station hours or continue to visit us at https://gardinertrailalliance.org for updates.