Trail Update April 28, 2017 Same old thing… most area trails remain closed due to wet conditions, but there are exceptions. West of Hailey, more of the BLM Croy Trail Network has opened. The Bullion Connector, Wilson Gulch and Centerline trails are open, as are both ends of Two Dog (the high area of Two…

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BCRD WRVTC Back at Work Hi all, Chris Leman here. I’m back at work as the BCRD Wood River Valley Trail Coordinator. As such, I help with the work of maintaining and managing our valley’s outstanding network of native-surface trails. I’m starting the season in a part-time capacity, with my position at the BCRD transferring…

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A few more of our popular front-country trails got some needed maintenance recently. The Wood River High School Mountain Bike Team brought 40 volunteers out for a three hour trail work session on the BLM Croy Trail Network on August 24. On Sept. 13 Sturtevants of Sun Valley had 13 volunteers working in Adams Gulch…

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We have a lot of talented, vigorous young people working on our trails this season. Starting around mid-June crews began arriving for the many trail projects that they were contracted on. In July, I was working with a Great Basin Insitute, Nevada Conservation Corps Crew. We worked on maintenance projects on the BLM’s Croy Trail…

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Work continues on area trails through the adopt-a-trail program. Volunteers with the Wood River Bicycle Coalition (WRBC) were out last week working on their adopted trail, Forbidden Fruit Trail #159. This mountain bike trail is used for downhill travel only, and it includes several larger bermed-turns and lots of good sized jumps and landing zones. Technical…

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The BLM Shoshone Field Office was awarded a Great Basin Institute grant to bring in a five-person Nevada Conservation Corps (NCC) trail crew to perform maintenance on the Hidden Valley Trail. BLM Rec. Planner John Kurtz and I have been working with the crew. The Hidden Valley Trail was spared from the recent fires that passed through…

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  Nello Busdon had some concerns about the condition of the Chocolate Gulch Trail. In particular, he saw that the backside section, or southwest end of the trail was in poor shape. There, the trail had not seen much maintenance in the last several years, so parts of the route were screaming for attention. After…

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Adopters with the valley’s adopt-a-trail program come in all shapes and sizes. Some are simply groups of friends who come together to take on the maintenance of a beloved trail, others are businesses who want to give back to the trails that mean so much to them. Still others are organizations or clubs that have…

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Rogue Hoes are great trail building tools made by a small family owned business in the Missouri Ozarks. We use them for trail work here, and we couldn’t be happier with them. They’re ideal for cutting into the soil and for raking and broadcasting spoils and rocks. Thank you BLM Shoshone Field Office for purchasing…

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  Galena Lodge opens its doors for the season on Saturday June 11th celebrating the 14th annual Galena and the Trails Summer BBQ. Head up early to enjoy the Lodge and the new trails! Maps are available at the lodge and at area sporting goods stores. Galena Lodge is offering free moutain bike tours of…

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