What about cutting out the sun rays and placing some white building outlines to the maroon horizon to make it seem like the trail is connecting a rural area to an urban area?
I think I like the second line of text without the lines.
How about removing the two buildings on the left of the skyline to make the city seem a little more compact and removing the white halo to make it a little crisper looking? Could you do this on both the oval and rectangle designs--I like both options.
Hi again, thanks for the image, ive just uploaded a new design incorporating the key shape. I will work in some trees now and will upload again shortly :)