BLM Croy Trails Reopened The BLM has reopened the Croy Trail System west of Hailey. About half of the 18.5-mile long trail network was impacted during the 2013 Beaver Creek Fire. Subsequent storm events caused extensive erosion that brought volumes of soil down onto the trails. The BLM hired the International Mountain Bicycling Association to…
Author: Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator
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BLM Trails Expected to Reopen July 1
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
The BLM reports that they are making good progress toward completing the reconstruction of the fire damaged Croy Trail system. Their target date for reopening the trails is July 1. Machine operators and BLM crews are currently working on portions of the Bull Dog, Two Dog, and Centerline Trails. The BLM is asking the public…
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Galena Opens Saturday
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Galena Lodge opens this Saturday, June 13th with the 13th annual Galena and the Trails Summer Barbecue. The event celebrates and supports the lodge and the lodge’s newly constructed trails. Come up early and enjoy the trails, but be sure to head to the lodge deck and lawn area for a fantastic barbecue prepared by…
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Punchline and Two Dog Progress
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
We are continuing to make progress on trail reconstructions west of Hailey. The IMBA Trail Solutions crew is working on Two Dog Trail. They and their machines are now in the large drainage north of Wilson Gulch. On Monday BLM Rec Planner John Kurtz and I worked on Punchline Trail. We started the process of…
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Trail Reconstructions Underway
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
The BLM has started the reconstruction of the Croy Trail System west of Hailey. About eight miles of the 15-mile network were damaged during the Beaver Creek Fire and subsequent weather events. The BLM has hired the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) to rebuild the trails. Work to rebuild the trails is also being…
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Trail Volunteers Needed
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Evening volunteer trail work sessions are scheduled to kick-off the second Thursday of this month, May 14. For the first event we will be meeting at the Croy Creek Trailhead, 3.5 miles west of Hailey off of Croy Canyon Road. The work events will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on the…
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Slippin’ Into The Season
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
Before I jump into a description of what’s been opened recently, a couple words of caution. Some of the trails that are now open contain short sections of ice and snow. Some are very slippery and tilted. Trekking poles and footwear traction-devices can be helpful aids for staying upright on these icy spots. Look ahead…
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Early April Trail Info
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
This Monday, April 6, there will be a trail meeting in the Minnie Moore Room at the Hailey Community Campus from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. It will provide area land managers with a chance to describe plans for post-fire trail restorations, and to hear from trail users about issues they would like to discuss.…
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Spring Storm
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
It snowed, and our area dirt trails have taken a small step back in their readiness for traffic. Not many local dirt trail opportunities were available to us yesterday, but those trails that had been opened are now too wet to use. Please stay off of area dirt roads and trails until things have…
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Bullion Connector and Hidden Valley Trails Open
by Chris Leman, B.C.R.D. Wood R. Valley Tr. Coordinator •
A couple of trails west of Hailey have been opened. The Bullion Connector and the Hidden Valley trails are open. All other trails within the Croy Trail Network remain closed at this time. The Bullion Connector Trail’s eastern terminus is at the Croy Trailhead (3.7 miles west of Hailey on Croy Creek Road). Most of…