SHERIDAN — When the Sheridan Community Land Trust opened its Kicking Horse and Link trails last year, there weren’t any grand openings — a sad reality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The community just had to discover the trails for themselves, according to Chris Vrba, director of marketing and development for SCLT. And they did.

“We have run some trail counters, and there were way more people using the trails than we expected,” Vrba said. “Especially last year, community trails were essential for people’s physical and mental well-being and people took advantage of them. They were more important than ever before.”

Next month, the newly developed trails will be introduced to even more users for the first time through the Hidden Hoot Mountain Bike Race and Ride sponsored by the Bomber Mountain Cycling Club in collaboration with the land trust and the Sheridan Recreation District.

This race wouldn’t have been possible last year, and not just for social distancing reasons, according to event organizer Laine Parrish.

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