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Dec 28, 2020 According to the Wood County Alternative Transportation Council (WCATC), The Ohio River Water Trail in Parkersburg has been designated a National Recreation Trail-National Water Trail by U.S. Secretary of The Interior, David L. Bernhardt. The 57.7-mile trail is managed jointly by the Wood County Alternative Transportation Council and the Greater Parkersburg CVB on behalf of the Wood County Commission and provides accessible recreation opportunities for residents and visitors to Parkersburg with 13 river access points, parking and boat ramps, half of which are accessible for people with disabilities. The announcement by Secretary Bernhardt named 30 new national recreation trails in 25 states adding more than 1,275 miles to the National Trails System. “American Trails promotes and maintains the database of our country’s National Recreation Trails (NRT) and applauds this new slate of Secretarial designations from the Department of the Interior,” said NRT E ....
editorial@newsandsentinel.com PARKERSBURG The Ohio River Water Trail in Parkersburg has been designated a National Recreation Trail-National Water Trail by U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt. The 57.7-mile trail is jointly managed by the Wood County Alternative Transportation Council and the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau on behalf of the Wood County Commission. Providing accessible recreation opportunities for residents and visitors to Parkersburg, the trail has 13 river access points, parking and boat ramps, half of which are accessible for people with disabilities. “The designation will further increase the profile of the Ohio River Water trail and will aid in our efforts to market the trail to paddlers from our region and tourists planning a visit,” said Mark Lewis, president and CEO of the Greater Parkersburg Convention and Visitors Bureau. ....