Cow Creek listing points to gap removal on J.W. Trail

Listing of the Cow Creek trestle among the projects for permiting and planning in the state’s report for the John Wayne Trail points to a project which would some day open a segment of the trail which has been closed for years.

The former 1,410-foot trestle across Cow Creek, located east of Ralston in Adams County, was included on a list which also includes trestles and tunnels along Rock Lake and new trailheads at Kenova, Rock Lake, Revere, Ralston and Lind.

Removal of the Cow Creek trestle left an impassable gap which includes a sheer rock face and steep embankment that cannot be used by bic...