New symbol is a sign of unity for the Stevens Creek Trail
The Friends of Stevens Creek Trail last month adopted a new symbol to unify the Stevens Creek Trail throughout Santa Clara County. All Friends jurisdictions — including Cupertino, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Santa Clara County Parks and the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District — can add the symbol to their signage along existing or planned trail segments to help improve their visibility.
On Oct. 27, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District’s board of directors approved the designation of three trails within Monte Bello Open Space Preserve as part of the regional Stevens Creek Trail. With this approval, Midpen will be the first agency to install the new Friends medallion in the Cupertino portion of the reserve.
“Since the trail crosses many different areas with a range of identifiers, it became clear that it also needed a consistent image of its own to be easily recognized and followed as other multi-regional trails currently are,” reads a statement from the Friends group.
A project underway since 1991, the Stevens Creek Trail is now roughly 10 miles long, with more segments in development or planned. The new symbol was developed in collaboration with local public agencies to better highlight its route for its users.
According to the Cupertino-based nonprofit, “The Friends’ goal has always been for the trail to connect the mountains to the bay, following Stevens Creek as closely as possible. Over the past few years they have expanded their focus from the urban area in the cities of Mountain View, Sunnyvale, Los Altos and Cupertino to include the upper watershed managed by Santa Clara County Parks and Midpen.”