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Possible Road Closure, 4th of July Pass-Comments Required by February 28th
A Cross Country Ski Club has requested the Forest Service place a seasonal closure on one of the only roads we as OHV riders can and do use year round.
Trail 918 and Road 614 between the 4th Of July Pass Parking lot and Rose Saddle is the requested closure in our immediate area. This is the route often used to ride to Harrison and Carlin Bay.
It is important that we do our part to protect our riding areas and that as many people as possible submit comments!
Click here for the letter the Forest Service issued concerning this potential closure.
Click here for where to send a comment concerning this proposal: northern-idpanhandle-coeur-dalene@fs.ref.us
NOTE: use "4th of July Cross-Country Ski & Snowshoe Area" in the subject line.
Click here for the letter send on behalf of the Panhandle Riders Association
Champion Creek Trail Closure
Champion Creek is a popular trail in the Wallace area, and draws riders from many areas. The trail offers some great views, and has terrain that provides a degree of interest to the experienced rider. It also provides a loop form the lower part of Moon Pass road towards the Lookout Pass area, and offers access to Mullan for a convenient hot lunch.
Unfortunately, this trail is slated for closure per the St. Joe Ranger District's draft travel management plan. Various clubs and individuals have contacted the forest service in an attempt to reverse this decision. There has been some degree of progress; the forest service is at least considering this trail for designation. It is important to give the forest service input in regard to keeping this trail open. The contact person is Cornie Hudsion, and her email is chudson@fs.fed.us. This link has a discussion about the Chamion Creek trail: link.
Currently, the trail is closed on the Montana side of the border. This closure is about 1/2 mile long, and occurs after about 10 miles of trail riding...and prevents access to a road system near I-90, preventing a loop ride to Mullan. The last 2 pictures above show this. However, the closure is pretty "mild", only modest sized rocks have been placed to block the trail and small trees dropped across it. If we succeed in getting the Idaho side of the trail open, we are in much better shape to negotiate with Montana.