PRESTON TRAIL

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As a partnership undertaking of the City of Winnipeg and the Charleswood Rotary Club, a new limestone trail was established in the Forest. The new Preston Trail, named after the Preston family that once resided where Assiniboine Park is now, is a welcome addition to the existing 6-km of woodchipped trails in the Forest, providing additional educational and recreational opportunities. The trail itself is constructed of crushed limestone and provides a connection through the Forest to the Sterling Lyon Parkway Trail in the south, and the Assiniboine Park in the north. The trail system has been designed to minimize ecological impacts, while providing an interesting and scenic route through this 700-acre natural heritage area. The trail construction was supervised by Native Plant Solutions and the City of Winnipeg’s Naturalist Services Branch.