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2010?: So what's with our name?

Every year, more and more Gallupians of all different backgrounds, as well as increasing numbers of tourists, are discovering the joy and health benefits of the hiking and biking trails in and around our beautiful town!  The diversity and number of trail-users is a marked and impressive change from the early days when a small handful of dedicated local cyclists recognized that with more coordination of local resources, Gallup could develop some of the best trail-systems in the nation, thus in 2002, Gallup Trails 2010 was created.  So here's a little more about what's in our name.

Gallup...

GT2010 is a membership-based non-profit organization that believes that accessible trails improve the quality of life for all citizens of Gallup and McKinley County.  With hundreds of local members and a Board of Directors composed of a dozen Gallupians;  we're from Gallup, and what we do is for Gallup.  The focus of GT2010's trail development effort has been centered on Gallup and the surrounding county.  We've formed close partnerships with every level of local, state, and federal government to promote trails developlment in this area, specifically in the western Zuni Mountains (McGaffey area), Gamerco (north Gallup), Churchrock, and within the city limits.  

...Trails...

GT2010 is dedicated to promoting non-motorized outdoor recreation on a variety of trail types and terrain.  We've worked to develop trails that range from in-town commuter-type trails (east Hwy. 66, 2nd St., Wilson St.), to highly developed and sustainable trails for all abilities like the 23-mile High Desert Trail System, to the narrow and lonely single-track trails winding through the high forests.  Trails are for everyone, and Gallup's trails vary as much as the users.  Many of these trails have existed in a rudimentary form for many years, but it's only within the last decade that, through the development and protection of these early trails, Gallup's outdoor recreation opportunities have deservingly gained state and national prominence.

...2010

At our inception, GT2010 recognized that to be effective in galvanizing the partnerships needed to develop trails, we would have to be a steady and consistent advocate through the years.  Part of this consistency was setting a realistic and achievable goal of creating 5-miles of officially recognized trail every year leading up to 2010 (35 miles total in our first 7 years).  While some years were more productive than others, GT2010 and our partners have more than exceeded our goal with approximately 25 miles of protected trails both in Gallup and in the Zuni Mountains; 50+ miles of trails!  And there are literally hundreds of miles of undeveloped trails that we are working on improving in the coming decade and beyond.  

Join us!

Join us in enjoying Gallup's great trails; trail maps, directions, and up-to-date information are on this website, www.galluptrails2010.com.  You can also join us in actively working on the trails during our 4th Saturday of the month Trail Crew workdays in the forest; details here.  And finally, please consider becoming a member of our organization today.