Chilled weather aside, spring is indeed here, and with that, the Sioux Center Trails Council is continuing its work on the city’s recreational trail system.
According to trails council member Darryl Ten Pas, one of the main accomplishments last year was continued work to replace the blacktop for the path to Sandy Hollow Recreation Area, with work continuing into this year.
It’s a multiyear project with about a mile of trail left to work on, said city parks director Lee Van Meeteren.
The trail from Sioux Center to Sandy Hollow was the first bike trail project the city had done, and it’s more than 20 years old at this point.
More trail was added by the Woodbridge addition south of Sioux Center Health and along 13th Avenue Southeast during the early part of the year. The loop measures about three-tenths of a mile long.
Sioux Center’s trail system measures more than 7½ miles long.
“The city council has been great and supportive of adding trails, so that’s been helpful that they see the value and what it means for our community to continue to add sections to our system,” Ten Pas said.