South Eugene Meadows Park is the first new section of the Ridgeline Trail since the Dillard Connector Trail opened in 2014. The 193-acre park is southwest of the existing Blanton Ridge trail, and connects to Willamette Street with a lollipop-shaped set of trails.
City of Eugene Parks Planning spokesperson Ryan Turner said crews began constructing trails last summer, and finished them this summer.
“All of the finishing touches like wayfinding signage and things like that aren’t up yet, but we wanted to get the trail usable by the public as soon as we could,” Turner said. He noted, “I think the official grand opening probably won’t occur until late summer or early fall.”…