This Land, Your Land

Hikers and bikers in Brevard last weekend celebrated the opening of the Estatoe Trail, a 5.5 mile path linking the Transylvania County city to the Pisgah National Forest.

The path path begins at the intersection of U.S. Highway 64/U.S. Highway 276 in front of Lowe's, crosses Asheville Highway and winds into the forest along the Davidson River, passing the Sycamore Flats day use area and ending at the Davidson River Campground.

The city, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, U.S. Forest Service, state Department of Natural Resources, Davidson River Village, and the N.C. State Employees Credit Union, said the Times-News of Hendersonville.

The City of Brevard put $25,000 toward the project as part of a matching North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant, and the state paid a $75,000 match. The DOT paid for road improvements at the trail's entrance on U.S. 64/276 with $2 million in federal stimulus funding, the newspaper said.