Trail shutdown move also listed Columbia Plateau

A 65-mile section of the Columbia River Plateau Trail, between Kahlotus and the Martin Road trailhead 20 miles south of Cheney, was also part of the move to close down the trails in a budget bill at the end of the legislative session. The fate of the move to close the trail segment essentially matched the fate of the John Wayne Trail proposal.

Supporters of the John Wayne Trail learned about the similar move to close down the Columbia Plateau Trail as they researched the legislative move.

The 130-mile trail stretches from Cheney to Pasco. It was the former Spokane Portland & Seattle Railway an...