photo by Michele Welch
Trail Timeline
2003
When it all began
- 1st formal meeting of the Bikeway Committee formed by Janet Phillips.
- $30,000 seed money from Bill Watson.
2004
Building the Mogul Link
- Safe bike route off Highway 80 opens from Reno to Verdi.
- Phase I and II of Truckee Legacy Trail completed in Truckee.
2005
Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Lands
- Trail Access granted from Wadsworth to Pyramid Lake on tribal lands.
2006
Awards
- TPT was recognized with a national award from American Trails.
2008
Truckee River Canyon
- Trail access granted on Truckee Meadows Water Authority (TMWA) land in exchange for funding the new Fleish Bridge.
2009/2010
Moving Eastward from Sparks
- Trail access granted by The Nature Conservancy from Waltham Way to USA Parkway.
- Trail access granted by NV Energy on two miles of roadway east of Sparks.
2011
Fleish Bridge Developed
- TPT helps fund a new bridge that extends trail access for several miles in the Truckee River Canyon.
2012
McCarran Bridge
- The Nature Conservancy’s new bridge and access permission extends trail access from Mustang to USA Parkway east of Sparks.
2013
Fleish to Verdi
- Fleish Bridge completed, extending access west from Verdi.
2014
East from Truckee
- The town of Truckee extends the Legacy Trail from Truckee to Glenshire.
- TPT and the Truckee community save Hirschdale Bridge from destruction.
2015
$2M Grant
- Federal Grant received for construction of a difficult section of trail in the Truckee River Canyon - the Boardwalk.
2017
Hirschdale
- TPT constructs a 2-mile section east of Hirschdale in the Truckee River Canyon.
2018
Name Change
- The organization's name officially changed from Tahoe-Pyramid Bikeway (TPB) to Tahoe-Pyramid Trail (TPT).
2019
Award and Lake Tahoe to Floriston
- Janet Phillips was awarded Citizen of the Year by the Reno Gazette Journal.
- The “million dollar mile” section of boardwalk in the Truckee River Canyon opens, completing the trail from Lake Tahoe to Sparks.
2022
In Memoriam
- Visionary and leader, Janet Phillips, passed away in December.
2023
Award
- Janet Phillips received the posthumous American Trails Hulet Hornbeck Lifetime Service Award.
- The first paid staff are hired - President & CEO and Administrative Assistant.
2024
Grant and Memorial
- Federal grant received for feasibility study to complete the two unfinished sections east of Sparks - from east Sparks to Mustang and USA Parkway to Wadsworth with a spur to Fernley.
- Memorial plaque dedicated to Janet Phillips at Fleish Bridge.
2025
Continued Growth
- A third paid staff member is added - Programs Coordinator
- The Board of Directors is increased from 9 to 12 members
2026+
The Future…
- The TPT Board of Directors is committed to achieving Janet’s vision by completing the remaining 21 miles of trail connections from Sparks to Wadsworth.
- Trail maintenance, improvements and reroutes remain in the forefront in the minds of the Board and staff.