Crotched Mountain Foundation and Rehabilitation Center in Greenfield, N.H. is building the state's first accessible trail in a mountain terrain. It will be featured Friday, October 10 at 7:30 p.m. on WMUR-TV's New Hampshire Chronicle (Channel 9).

The one-mile trail on Crotched Mountain's campus is being designed to provide universal access for everyone - the young, old, those with disabilities including those in wheelchairs and the increasing number of seniors who want to continue their enjoyment of the outdoors. The trail winds through varied forest landscapes and around a beaver-formed wetland. This trail is the first project of more than four miles of accessible trails and other recreation activities that are part of Crotched Mountain's outdoor recreation master plan.

The scenes and experiences trail users will enjoy are typically all but inaccessible to people who rely on wheelchairs for mobility or have other physical impairments. The Chronicle story will feature the team from Peter Jensen & Associates that is building the trails for Crotched Mountain and students from Crotched Mountain School who are trying out a completed section.

The Crotched Mountain trail system is expected to become a national model for accessible recreation. The first trail is scheduled to open to the public next year.

Learn more about NH Chronicle by visiting the show's web site at: www.wmur.com/chronicle/

Crotched Mountain is a charitable organization whose mission is to serve individuals with disabilities and their families, embracing personal choice and development, and building communities of mutual support. Crotched Mountain provides specialized education, rehabilitation, community, and residential support services for more than 2,000 people, including individuals with disabilities and the elderly, living in New England and New York . For more information about Crotched Mountain , please visit their web site: www.crotchedmountain.org.

(END)