Hi everyone, here is some trail info brought to you courtesy of the Blaine County Recreation District: Crews at work This week the Ketchum Ranger District Trail Crew performed maintenance on:Alden Gulch Trail – Cut-out 54 trees, however, there is still a large slide path/avalanche debris pile about 1/2 mile from the top.Lower portion of…

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The Ketchum Ranger District has closed the West Fork of Warm Springs Road today due to unstable roadway conditions. Efforts are being made to fix the issue, but currently, there is no trail or road connection between Warm Springs Road and Eve Gulch/Adams Gulch. A band of sheep is in the vicinity of Panther Gulch…

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Galena Lodge opens today for the summer season. Most trails are available for use, but some are closed until June 26 to protect wildlife. Galena Trails on east side of highway/lodge side All east side trails have been cut-out and are open, except for the following, which are closed for wildlife: Spring Creek Trail is…

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Baldy trails Sun Valley Resort recently announced the opening of the Bald Mountain Trail up to the Lilly Marlane cat-track. However, please note that the trail is accessible for out-and-back hikes only, and there is a firm closure beyond the cat-track. This closure is necessary to ensure the safety of both the recreating public and…

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Greenhorn Road is open to the TH. The large footbridge near the TH, which crosses Greenhorn Creek, is damaged and tilted. It may be possible to cross it on foot, but the nearby creek ford may be a safer way to cross the creek. The Greenhorn Trail is partially-open. It can be utilized on its low end…

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Most of the trails at the BCRD Quigley Trails Park are open. The Black Flow Trail remains closed due to a leaky hillside. The BLM Croy Trail network is mostly all open. At last visit snow was still holding across the top of Two Dog, and the Hidden Valley Loop was still too wet down…

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In Bellevue, the BLM trails at the mouth of Slaughterhouse Canyon are open. Some passable some snow remains on Belle Trail. Several of the BLM Croy Creek Trails west of Hailey, including Nadya’s and Wilson Gulch Trail, are open, but Wilson Gulch Creek is running high and the footbridge in the aspen trees is underwater.…

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We had a big winter and snow is holding on most of the trails in the Wood River Valley. Things were drying out, and by Wednesday, May 3, it was looking like a few trails would be opening soon. That idea was squashed by Thursday, when the weather flipped from sunny and warm, to cold…

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Not everyone is aware that the Old Adams Gulch Road/Eve Gulch Trail #146 is open to motorcycles and ebikes from May 1 through Nov. 30 of each year. It’s the only trail in the Adams Gulch area with that use-designation. No other trails in the Adams Gulch area are open to motorcycles or ebikes. I…

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In my travels, I sometimes come across sheep that appear to be separated from their herd. I also get occasional reports from the public about livestock that look lost or injured. If I see, or get word of, an animal that appears injured or separated from its band, I contact the range-technician or land manager…

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