Work on new walking / biking trail starts in Chillicothe - Chillicothe News

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It was announced in December that the city of Chillicothe has plans to develop a four-mile biking / walking trail extending from the old Wabash railroad depot area (Wabash BBQ) and looping around the old women’s prison on Third Street. Part of this trail is now being developed by the city of Chillicothe’s street department. . . .

City Administrator Ike Holland said the idea of having a walking / biking trail through Chillicothe has been around a long time. Last year, donations from local entities were made to make the trail possible. Holland said the trail will be beneficial to residents who like to run, walk or bike on a regular basis, and he hopes it will also be used by visitors of Chillicothe as well. Holland describes the trail as a “community asset.” The goal is that if people use the trail and the city receives positive feedback, people will request that the system be extended to other areas, and, possibly, around the city’s perimeter and connecting the city’s parks. Holland said it could take a long time to reach this goal however, possibly 10 years or so.

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Work on new walking / biking trail starts in Chillicothe - Chillicothe News

MoBikeFed comment: It is great to see cities like Chillicothe work to develop trail system.

Chillicothe has the opportunity to develop and unused rail corridor owned by the city that extends about 40 miles southeast of the city into a rail-trail. Presumably this new trail will eventually connect to the rail-trail project if it develops.