Salt Lake City has opened the first of four new trailheads offering better access to its foothills trail systems, as it picks back up on a foothills plan that hit a snag in 2021.

Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall said the city will continue its pause on new projects within its Foothills Trails System Plan following concerns brought up by residents and trail users.

(Chris Samuels | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall makes remarks at the opening of new trailheads as part of the foothills trail system on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Eric Edelman gives an overview to Salt Lake City Council member Amy Fowler of new trails in the Foothills Natural Area on Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021.

Salt Lake City Weekly has been Utah's source of independent news and in-depth journalism since 1984. ... Save Our Foothills accused the city of failing to catalog existing trails and failing to ...

Salt Lake City Public Lands made the announcement Thursday. Here's what trails will be open and when:Popperton Park's hiking only trail is open now. The mountain bike trails will open in spring 2021.

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