Mountain Bike Trails At Regner?

Local mountain bikers will present a proposal for new trails at Regner Park in West Bend when the Park & Recreation Commission meets at City Hall this Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CDT. The plan would create a 2.2-mile trail in the woods at the west end of the park. According to the proposal, this would be “an easy course with no high risk features” and an ideal alternative for new riders who may be unprepared for the more challenging trails of Glacial Blue Hills. The proposal is a joint effort of GEARS and the local chapter of NICA, whose middle school and high school riders need a practice area that is safe and easily supervised by their coaches. GEARS and NICA would create and maintain the trails, providing a new recreation amenity without cost to the city. (This is very similar to the idea I had for Park Site O back in 2014.) Not mentioned in the proposal, but certainly obvious to the local cycling community, is the potential for fat bikes when these trails are covered by snow. It’s easy to imagine Regner Park as an annual destination for the Hugh Jass Fat Bike Series. If your schedule allows, then come to City Hall on Thursday to support the proposal.