Photo By: Emily Aguilar
Mayor Ike Bootsma stands center as Jon Harrison, Chairman of the Sana Ana River Trail & Partnership, gets ready to cut the ribbon officially opening a new portion of the trail.

By Emily Aguilar

Eastvale – On Wed., July 22, Jurupa Community Services District (JCSD) and the Santa Ana River Trail & Parkway Partnership opened a new portion of the trail with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The new trail links yet another portion of the Santa Ana River Trail and Parkway, which is a 12-foot wide thoroughfare for walkers, runners, bikers and equestriennes to enjoy being at one with nature through Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.  Many attending the event joked, “You can walk from the San Bernardino Mountains and end up at Huntington Beach.”

With more than 110 miles in total, this new leg of the Trail completes 1.73 miles of the 2.61 that Eastvale will eventually contribute to the overall project.  Eastvale’s portion will benefit surrounding communities and hopefully be an inspiration by linking neighborhoods and supporting a healthy lifestyle.

The next phase of the trail will open later this year.

Photo By: Emily Aguilar
Eastvale Club Scouts, Pac 803; Mayor Bootsma, Jane Anderson, Larry Oblea, and Scout Leader James Brantley