The Bend Metro Park and Recreation District will be releasing a new map showing all the public trails within district limits. It features a detail of the Deschutes River Trail system, complete with bridges, boat launches, parks and points of interest.

The first copies of the free map will be distributed to participants of the River Trail Ramble, an annual fun run that raises money for improvements to the river trail.

Beginning July 11, the map is scheduled to be available at Juniper Swim and Fitness Center, the Bend Senior Center and the park district office. Residents can request a copy by mail or by calling 389-7275, and it will also be posted on the district’s Web site by the end of July.

On one side, the master trails map shows all the existing public trails within district limits, superimposed over a city street map. The other side shows the Deschutes River Trail system from north city limits to River Rim Park near Elk Meadow Elementary School in south Bend.

The street grid allows residents and tourists to find the closest access points to nearby trails, and the map of the Deschutes River Trail system includes color-coding that indicates the type of trail surface so that cyclists, people with strollers and other users can plan accordingly.

A grant from the Bend Visitor and Convention Bureau, using dollars from the city’s room tax, finally allowed the district to pay for the project, including the 30,000-copy initial print run.