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Bitterroot National Forest Early Season Trail Access Information 5/04/2020 Bitterroot National Forest Early Season Trail Access Information 5/04/2020 I. Overview and Trail Conditions Reporting Because of the Covid 19 Pandemic and its related mitigation measures the Bitterroot National Forest Trails and Trailheads are seeing increased use for this time of the year. We urge people when recreating on the Forest to abide by all Federal, State, County and Local recommendations, policies and laws. Especially those related to Covid 19 mitigation practices. Below is a link to Ravalli County Health Department press release from 4/30/2020. - https://ravalli.us/DocumentCenter/View/5092/March-31-2020-Press-Release?bidId= o Sentence Two & Three details 14 day self-quarantine requirements if going out of state. Please practice Social Distancing Protocols. For example avoid busy Trailheads, maintain 6 foot distance from others and practice good hand hygiene. We are requesting that the public post information about trail conditions on the Bitterroot National Forest Facebook Page at - https://www.facebook.com/DiscoverBitterrootNF o Left center of page – Groups/Responsible Recreation Report The information we are looking for is: - What are the snow/ice conditions and locations? - How many trees are down across the trail and would any of them prevent a horse and rider from getting through or difficult passage for hikers of different abilities? - Is the trail or trail related structures (bridges, culverts, signs, etc.) impassable or damaged? - Was the road to the Trailhead damaged or not easily passable due to poor conditions? - How busy was the Trailhead and Trail? We plan on generating “Trail Access & Condition Reports” from the information the public supplies. That information will be posted at: - https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/bitterroot/recreation o right center of page - Quick Links Please post answers to the above questions as concisely as possible and at beginning of the post to facilitate us in synthesizing the information into reports. Note: The information provided on Facebook and in “Trail Status Report” should be viewed as general information not as verifiable and confirmed. For example - Everyone has a different concept of what is “Passable”. II. General Trail Information The following contains general Trail Information for Hiking, Horseback Riding, Bicyclist and Motorized Trail Users for the Bitterroot National Forest (BRF) Trail System during April 2020. A list of system trails is posted at: - https://www.fs.usda.gov/recmain/bitterroot/recreation o right center of page - Quick Links/System Trails by Trail Area A) Snowpack The snowpack dominates trail access this time of year. It varies year to year but generally snow free trail access into mid-elevations (4500’ to 6500’) does not occur widely across the forest until Mid-May thru Mid-June. Mid- May thru Mid-June is also typical peak runoff time and stream crossings can be impassable and/or hazardous. A general rule of thumb on the BRF Trail System is you cannot get anywhere without snowpack before March 1st and you can get anywhere with no too little snowpack after July 4th (with some exceptions). Link to Noaa snowpack map. - https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/interactive/html/map.html As of 5/04/2020 Bitterroot Basin snowpack is 101% of normal the estimated snow pack is variable in elevations between 5000’ and 6000’ with consistent snow pack above 6000’. The variability is related to factors such as: - Topography o Aspect (example: south facing slopes verses north facing slopes) o Elevation o Slope angle - Forest Cover (example: heavy live timber verses fire killed timber or more open cover (sage and grass, mature open ponderosa stands)) - Snowpack depth and density variations Due to these factors snow on the trails and roads leading to the trailheads will vary accordingly. B) High Water As the snow pack melts creeks will become full and running fast. Crossing creeks during high water can be hazardous. Diurnal fluctuations in creek level should be recognized. Consider what is down creek before crossing; cascades, waterfalls, wood debris (strainers). The “Rule of 10” can be applied to determine how hazardous a crossing is. - Rule of 10: o Multiply estimated depth of creek in feet by estimated speed of creek in feet per second, if answer is more than 10 do not cross o Examples . creek is 1.5 foot deep moving at 8 feet per second – 1.5 x 8 = 12 DO NOT CROSS . creek is 1 foot deep moving at 5 feet per second – 1 x 5 = 5 CROSS WITH CAUTION o Known hazardous crossings (not a complete list - does not include Idaho Trails) #311 SF Lolo MP 6 – SF Lolo Creek #11 Big Creek MP 10 - ranger creek #5 Bear Creek MP 2.5 – bear creek #525 Canyon Creek MP 4 - canyon creek #123 Sawtooth Creek MP 3 – sawtooth creek #124 Roaring Lion MP 1 – roaring lion #128 SF Lost Horse MP 0 – Lost Horse Creek #96 Tin Cup Creek MP 3 & 6 – Tin Cup Creek #699 Watchtower Creek MP 2 – watchtower creek #43 Gold Creek MP 2 – gold creek #321 Burnt Fork MP 4 – burnt fork creek #503 Jerry Lake MP 2 – Skalkaho Creek #84 SF Sleeping Child MP 0 – SF sleeping child creek #288 White Stallion – MP 1.4 - sf sleeping child creek #198 Buck Creek – MP .2 – East Fork #675 Piquette Creek – MP .1, .5, 1.1 piquette ck - C) Trail “Areas” on the BRF The BRF Trails System contains 1,769 miles of trails across 1.6 million acres. The BRF Trails program divides this up into the following ten geographical and management areas: (see maps and description below) - Bitterroot Front North - Bitterroot Front South - Sapphires North - Sapphires South - East Fork – Lost Trail Complex - Warm Springs – Overwhich Complex - Blue Joint Complex - Selway River North - Selway River South - Salmon River Bitterroot Front North This area is on the west side of the valley from Hamilton to Florence accessing the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. From Trail #326 One Horse Lake to #525 Canyon Creek (see map below). It is rough, rocky and rugged country with generally medium to heavy downfallen trees. It is a high use area on the Forest and receives high to medium level of the maintenance resources available. It is has 10 trails characterized by trails running in the bottom of glacially carved valleys with steep canyon walls. It is sometimes referred to as the West Side Canyons. - Trails #: 53, 11, 118, 5, 304, 38, 82, 364, 19, 525 (listed north to south) - Access to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 approximate milepost 4-7 It is has 13 trails characterized by trails climbing ridge lines to a summit, lake, dam or overlook. - Trails #: 326, 393, 392, 324, 116, 232, 121, 122, 126, 309, 312, 303, 101 (listed north to south) - Access will be limited to inaccessible due to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 It has one Trail complex (Bass Creek Day Use Area) with 6 trails characterized by low elevation trails in mature ponderosa stands. - Trails #: 395, 396, 129, 394, 391, 390 - Accessible as of 5/4 Bitterroot Front South This area is on the west side of the valley from Hamilton to Connor, than down the West Fork and Nez Perce Creek to Nez Perce Pass accessing the Selway Bitterroot Wilderness. From Trail #123 Sawtooth Creek to #12 Nez Perce Indian Trail – Fales Flat (see map below). In general it is rough, rocky and rugged country with generally medium to heavy downfallen trees. It is a high to medium use area (higher use levels north end of area) on the Forest and receives high to medium level of the maintenance resources available. It is has 10 trails characterized by trails running in the bottom of glacially carved valleys with steep canyon walls. It is sometimes referred to as the West Side Canyons - Trails #: 123, 124, 59, 128, 502, 580, 96, 598, 617, 699, 142 (listed north to south) - Access to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 approximate milepost 3-6 It is has 13 trails characterized by trails climbing ridge lines to a summit, lake, dam or overlook. - Trails #: 208, 125, 613, 293, 57, 528, 234, 133, 247, 135, 250, 183, 12 (listed north to south) - Access will be limited to inaccessible due to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 It has one Trail complex (Triple Creek Area) with 13 Trails characterized by mid-low elevation trails. - Trails #: 261-273 - Access will be limited due to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 It has one Trail complex (Coyote Coulee Area) with 2 Trails characterized by mid-low elevation trails. - Trails #: 127-511 - Access will be open to these routes as of 5/4 Sapphire North This area is on the east side of the valley from Skalkaho Pass to Florence accessing the Sapphire Mountains. From Trail #329 Cleveland Mountain to #313 Bitterroot Rock Creek Divide (Skalkaho Pass) see map below. It is gentler terrain than the Bitterroot Front but has challenging and sometimes hard or impossible to find routes. It is a medium to low use area on the Forest and receives low level of the maintenance resources available. It is has 19 trails characterized by trails following valleys or climbing ridge lines to a summit, lake or dam. - Trails #: 313, 329, 24, 213, 146, 147, 321, 148, 43, 311, 150, 322, 44, 299, 300, 88, 86, 41, 149 (listed north to south) - Access will be limited to inaccessible due to snowpack on these routes as of 5/4 - Note: these routes receive minimal maintenance and several routes are difficult or impossible to find Sapphire South This area is on the east side of the valley from Skalkaho Pass to Rooster Comb including the Sleeping Child Area accessing the Sapphire Mountains.
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