Thursday Night Trail Work - Fox Creek Loop
Meet at the Lake Creek Trailhead (approx. 3 miles N. of Ketchum - on the left/west side of the Hwy.) at 5:30 p.m. to work on the Fox Creek Loop. The trail is in fairly good shape, but the trail’s drainage could be impoved in some aeras. Bring work gloves. Tools are provided.
The Elephant’s Perch is selling Mountain Hardware zip-tee tops. The proceeds will benefit BWBT. So go get buy some clothes, look good and make your trails look good too.
Trail status due to the Castle Rock Fire September 27:
Harriman Trail to Galena - OPEN
Oregon Gulch - OPEN:
Oregon Gulch Trail to East Fork of Baker Creek Road - OPEN
Oregon-Fox Creek Trail - OPEN
Saddle Trail connector to Chocolate Gulch - OPEN
Chocolate Gulch - OPEN
North Fork Loop - OPEN
Fox Creek Loop - OPEN
Harper's Trail - OPEN
Adams Gulch Trails - PARTIALLY OPEN:
Connector from Adams Gulch TH to Hulen Meadows & Harpers Trail - OPEN
Sunnyside - OPEN
Lanes Trail - OPEN
Pork Chop - OPEN
Citizens Trail - OPEN
Adams Gulch Loop (Griffin Butte Loop) - OPEN
Heidelberg Hill - OPEN
Shadyside - CLOSED
Eves Gulch - CLOSED
Adams Gulch Trail (long loop near Fox Peak) - CLOSED
Bald Mountain Trails - PARTIALLY OPEN
River Run Trail - OPEN
Traverse Trail (connects River Run to lower portion of the Warm Springs Perimeter Trail) - OPEN
Bald Mountain Trail - OPEN - remember this is uphill only for bicycles
Perimeter Trail - two open sections. From the south end (Cold Springs Perimeter Trail), the trail is open to the top of Baldy. Bikes must return the way they came here - no descending on the Bald Mountain Trail please. From the north end (Warm Springs Perimeter Trail), the trail is open from the Warm Springs base to the intersection with the Traverse Trail.
Trails originating on Warm Springs Road that are WEST of Thompson Creek are now open, this includes Barr Gulch, Castle Creek, Placer Creek, Middle Fork and South Fork of Warm Springs Trails. (NOTE: these trails can now be accessed by driving from Ketchum up Warm Springs Road as Warm Springs Road is now open.
Warm Springs Trail is open from its junction with Placer Creek, east up to Fox Peak Summit...it is CLOSED east of Fox Peak where it joins with the “long” Adams Gulch Trail.
The following trails that originate from Warm Springs Road, including: West Fork of Warm Springs, Rooks, Warfield Creek and Red Warrior Creek are closed.
Rooks Creek Road is closed off of Warm Springs, Panther Gulch is closed.
The Greenhorn trail network is CLOSED and all trails leading into Greenhorn are closed, including North Fork of Deer Creek, Howard's Trail, Red Warrior, and Warfield.
Please refrain from getting in touch with the district regarding the spot fires you are seeing from the trails. The district is still flying the fire, inserting crews to rehab heli-bases and dozer lines, so they are seeing what we are all seeing. They are comfortable with the way these localized fires are burning and will continue to monitor them.
Safety: Timbered areas that have burned will have fire weakened trees in them. They can come down at any time - with a slight breeze, during a storm, or when its perfectly calm. They are completely unpredictable. Burned hillsides can be dangerous - they often contain loosened rocks and logs which can roll down toward passersby.
Some rain is predicted for the weekend. Keep an eye on the conditions and please use good judgement. It is important that we stay off of the trails when they are wet.
Feel free to report the conditions you find by posting a comment here or mailing BWBT at goodtrails@gmail.com.
For more information about how to volunteer or simply what trails are open for you to get out and hike, check out the Big Wood Backcountry Trail website or contact Chris Leman by calling 208-726-2948.
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