For the week of June 17 — June 24.Many trails inAdams Gulch, Greenhorn, Fox Creek and Oregon Gulch have been cleared of blowdown and have been maintained by the KRD trail crew.See the list of trails below for details.Still expect to encounter patchy snowon trails between 7800 ft in elevation on north facing slopes and around 8400ft in elevation on south facing slopes.Some popular trails still blocked by patchy snow include the topelevations of Pioneer Cabin Trail, Long Gulch, Johnstone Creek, and WarmSprings Ridge Trail (on north facing aspects only).Please remember… when you encounter small wet or muddypatches of trail, ride or walk through the center of them, this keeps the trailfrom growing wider, Thanks!
Manythanks to the Wood River Bike Coalition for having hosted two volunteer worknights this month, constructing new tread on Imperial Gulch and on Oregon GulchTrails.THANKS GUYS AND GALS!Special thanks to Luma Randolph, age11, for working diligently despite muscle fatigue from a grueling gymnasticswork out earlier that day, wait- a- set the pace Luma!For pictures and descriptions of thework accomplished visit:http://woodriverbike.wordpress.com/click on events.
ManyThanks also, to the ROOSEVELT TAVERN for hosting trail volunteers for an aprèswork party featuring many pitchers and trays of delicious hot hor d’oeuver’sserved “on the house”.
Open Trails:
Adams Lake Creek Connector notes: Open. Trail crew improved drainage completed routine maintenance the week of June 13th.
Easley Gulch: (aka Curlies) Open, this trail will be cleared on June 19.
Harpers Trail notes: Open. Muddy section near junction with “Porkchop” this section was repaired by KRD trail crew the week of June 13th, in addition to routine maintenance of trail.
Lodgepole notes: Open. Clear of all down trees. Northwest Youth Corps is working on the Lodgepole/Mahoney connector repairing some muddy sections of tread
Imperial Gulch notes: Open. Clear of down trees and routine maintenance performed by KRD trail crew the week of June 13th.Hand crews will be working on Imperial from June 5 — June 25.A contractor will be reconstructing two portions of Imperial Trail, July 15 —September 30
Oregon Gulch notes: Open.Clear of down trees and routine maintenance performed by KRD trail crew the week of June 13th.Open, chronic boggy area at the bridge crossing, (just past the turn off to Saddle Trail).A new bridge and reroute will be constructed this summer to route around the bog.
Eves Gulch:NEW TRAIL NOW OPEN: Open to mtn bikes, motorcycles, equestrians and hikers.Still a small patch of snow covering some avalanche debris about mid way, this 25 ft section can be walked through.
Deer Creek Area Trails: (including Deer Creek, Kinsey, Curran, North Fork of Deer Creek, Howards Trail) Open but not yet cleared or maintained.
Partially Open Trails:
Red Warrior notes: Open going towards Lodgepole Creek Trail.NOTE: The “roots” section (or the ‘west fork” of the trail) will be Closed for the season due to reconstruction.A newly constructed portion of this trail will be open in the early summer of 2011.
TRAILSNOT RECOMMENDED:
BakerLake Area trails: Stream crossingsare very high and swift, still unsafe to cross.
EastFork Area trails: Federal Gulch,Timber Draw and Hyndman Creek — wet trails with high swift stream crossings,some patchy snow.
WarmSprings Area: Warm Springs Ridge Trail, Placer Creek Trail, Castle Creek, RooksCreek, Barr Gulch, South Fork of Warm Springs: these trails are still wettowards the top elevations and in shaded areas, stream crossings are still veryhigh.Please give these trailsanother couple weeks to melt out and dry!
WarfieldTrail: Under reconstruction beginning July 15, many areas of this trail havebeen washed out.
Open Roads:
Adams Gulch Rd notes: Open
Corral Creek Rd notes: Open to the Trailhead, Trails originating from the trailhead are still muddy with deep patches of snow.
Eagle Creek Rd notes: Open
Hyndman Creek Rd notes: Open to the Trailhead.
Lake Creek Dr notes: Freshly graded and in good condition.
Taylor Canyon notes: Open
Trail Creek Rd notes: Open. Park Creek Road is now open to the end of the road.
Deer Creek Rd notes: 6/7/2010 Note — Open to the trailhead, Panther Gulch Road is open to the top
East Fork Rd notes: 6/8/2010 0pen to the end of the road.
Norton Creek Road: 6/6/2010 Open to the trailhead, NOTE: The stream crossing necessary to access the Norton Lakes trail is at peak flow this week and is too high to cross.
Independence Road: Open to trailhead parking area.
Partially Open Roads:
Baker Creek Rd notes: 6/17/2010 Open to the trailhead. East Fork of Baker Creek Road is still partially closed due to snow, open for 4 miles use caution NO TURN AROUND.
Cove Creek Rd notes: 6/17/2010 Open: Currently not recommended past 6 miles due to muddy conditions
Warm Springs Rd notes: 6/17/2010 Open 16 miles beyond the end of the pavement (closed due to a debris slide across the road). Barr Gulch Road is open to the top.Rooks Creek Road open to 2 wheeled motorized vehicles, it is still closed to passenger vehicles at it’s junction with Warm Springs Road.
Copper Creek Road (Accesses Mormon Hill Trailhead in the Little Wood) Still closed due to a wash out just before the Forest Boundary.
Sheep Report:
In the Greenhorn Area:
Expectto see sheep in Limekiln Gulch and also in the lower Cow Creek drainage on boththe West and the East legs of Cow Creek Trail.Look for purple signs posted on trails that have flocksgrazing nearby.Please walk wellaround flocks (not through them) and keep your dogs leashed.Thanks!
North of Ketchum:
The North fork-Boulder band turned out Sunday at Dip Creeknorth of Ketchum and will be grazing northerly in the hills adjacent to andeast of highway 75 reaching the North Fork of the Big Wood River onapproximately 6/22.
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