Celebrate Sagebrush Pathway This Sunday

GTNP Approves Moose-Wilson Pathway

Ride, Walk & Celebrate New Sagebrush Pathway in GTNP

Friends of Pathways and Grand Teton National Park invite you to ride, walk and celebrate the newest mile of pathway in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday, August 30.

The new Sagebrush Pathway follows Sagebrush Drive from the Gros Ventre roundabout to the existing pathway near Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis. This long-awaited connection will give hundreds of residents in nearby neighborhoods safer access to Grand Teton’s pathway network.

Ribbon Cutting

Sunday, August 30 at 10:00 a.m.
Location: Corner of Sagebrush Drive and North Spring Gulch Road

The celebration will include remarks from Grand Teton National Park Superintendent Chip Jenkins.

Join us for a group walk or ride to the ribbon cutting.

Choose your starting point:

Shortest distance: Gros Ventre Roundabout

Walk or ride 0.5 miles

Depart at 9:30 a.m.

Medium distance: Cattleman’s Bridge

Walk or ride 1.7 miles

Depart at 9:15 a.m.

Longest distance: Bridger-Teton National Forest Admin Building on N. Cache

Bike 7 miles, approximately 300 feet of elevation gain

Depart at 9:00 a.m.

All ages and abilities are welcome! People who can not walk or bike may park along the side of the road for the ceremony.

We are especially honored that David Axelrad and Liza Bercovici will join us in memory of their daughter, Gabriella, who was struck and killed by a vehicle while bicycling in Grand Teton National Park in 1999. Their decades of advocacy helped make the park's separated pathway network possible.

Come celebrate another important connection for safer walking and biking in Grand Teton National Park.

Great News for Pathways in Grand Teton National Park

We have exciting news to share: Grand Teton National Park has approved a separated multiuse pathway along the Moose-Wilson corridor.

The National Park Service signed an amendment to the 2016 Moose-Wilson Corridor Record of Decision on August 14, allowing a pathway to connect Moose with the Granite Canyon Entrance and the pathway network beyond.

For Friends of Pathways, this is a major step toward a longtime goal: giving people a safe, comfortable way to travel through this extraordinary part of Grand Teton National Park without a car.

Today, people riding bikes on Moose-Wilson Road share dangerous, narrow roadway with vehicles. A separated pathway will make this corridor safer for everyone - including families, children and visitors who simply aren't comfortable riding in traffic.

The pathway will now move through the design process with protections for wildlife, wetlands and cultural resources. The National Park Service has committed to locating it as close to the existing roadway as feasible to minimize additional disturbance.

There is still work ahead. The Park will now begin developing a project timeline and conducting topographic surveys, and Friends of Pathways will continue advocating for a thoughtful design that protects the remarkable resources of the Moose-Wilson corridor.

This is a big step toward a safer, more connected and more accessible Grand Teton National Park - and we couldn't be more excited.