Hello! I just wanted to get some understanding and maybe some help on this submission. This is an unmarked trail in the neighborhood that does see a modest amount of use from the community. Generally for walkers and runners but sometimes people will bring their dogs or even leave food for deer. I’m not sure what else I could do for the photo. I’m assuming it is currently too generic but I think the path is clearly defined. Any tips or guidance would be amazing.
Rejection Reason: The photo submitted is of low quality. For example, the photo is blury, too dark, or taken from too far away
Title: Sundance Ranch Clearing Path
Description: A scenic nature path that opens into a large clearing, offering a peaceful space to walk, relax, explore, and appreciate nature and its bounty.
Supplemental: This path is permanently maintained and mowed by the neighborhood. The path and the clearing have been a consistent place for runners and dog walkers and it encourages exploration and exercise.
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Submission:
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First impression is that the path doesn’t look maintained and mowed. This doesn’t meant it isn’t, just that it doesn’t look like it is, unless you look closely and consider (which is not something you can ever rely on reviewers doing - first impressions count).
Obviously the rejection reason has no meaning, but take it as “reviewers didn’t like this submission”.
It’s potentially eligible as a managed path. What is the yellow diamond?
Good to be here 
They mow around once every 1-2 weeks depending on the time of year so there are definitely some crazy weeds sprouting up but you’re right that it could definitely be better. The yellow diamond is on 3 wooden posts to stop cars from driving into the field.
Would it be reasonable at all to lay some gravel on the path to really define it? Or is the best bet to go out right after a fresh mow?
What you have shown as a trail marker is a warning bollard that the road ends:
Do you have any links you could provide that prove this is a walking path maintained for the community? That would help a lot.
The path has been here for years but the community barely even has a working HOA website so I can’t find anything that singles it out. I believe the crew that keeps the front of the community maintained also works on this but not a huge paper trail to find.
I mostly included the post just so someone passing by could Identify the trail easier.
Oh, I didn’t mean that you misrepresented the bollard as a trail marker. I should have said “to mark the trail.” I have used bollards on a trail as a visual anchor to submit, too, when I had a link I could include to prove it is maintained for the community. I can see a path running through there on satellite view, but the path looks more like a dirt road/driveway there, so that is why I was making a distinction that this is where the road stops.
A link to prove the trail is maintained is the only suggestion I have. Hopefully someone else can give you a better answer.
Based on the map I wouldn’t be surprised if it was meant to be something else when the neighborhood first got development. I know the lots it runs through at some point were deemed “unfit for building.” I’ll need to do some more digging because I moved in about 4 years ago.
Another thing that would help is if this trail was marked on OpenStreetMap. It isn’t currently, but it visually exists, so it would be reasonable for it to be there.
This location acts as the trail head, so it’s viable, but needs assistance.
