H.R. 233 - Trails That Would Be Lost To Mountain Biking
| from International Mountain Bicycling Association | ||||||||||||
| Please note that IMBA does not seek access to all listed trails. This sheet just tallies trail miles that would be permanently lost to bicyling by H.R.233. | ||||||||||||
| revised March 11, 2005 | ||||||||||||
| Land Unit | Proposed Wilderness Area | Name of Trail | Mileage Lost | Subtotals | IMBA map# | Comments/Info Source | ||||||
| Arcata District - BLM | King Range * | Cooskie Creek Ridge | 16.7 | 1 | long, exciting ride on a "way" | |||||||
| King Range | Cooskie Spur | 1.2 | 1 | access to ocean | ||||||||
| King Range | Kinsey/Lost Coast/Spanish loop | 9.0 | 1 | Kinsey is a road to an inholding. | ||||||||
| King Range | King Crest Trail -Northslide Peak to Maple Camp | 4.7 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Lightning Trailhead to Maple Camp loop | 1.5 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Lightning (spur north) | 3.4 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Miller Loop | 2.7 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Maple Camp Loop | 1.5 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | King Crest Trail: Saddle Mtn Trailhead to King Peak | 4.9 | 2 | key route for bicycling | ||||||||
| King Range | Buck Creek | 3.0 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Horse Mountain | 3.8 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Rattlesnake Ridge | 4.6 | 2 | |||||||||
| King Range | Lost Coast Trail - Hidden Valley Trailhead to just south of Manzanita Peak | 4.5 | 3a&b | The King Ran Manager says Lost Coast Trail in Chemise is suitable for cycling, but he wants to prevent travel into adjoining Sinkyone State Park. | ||||||||
| King Range | Lost Coast Trail - Manzanita to southern boundary | 0.6 | 3a&b | |||||||||
| King Range | Lost Coast Trail to Wailaki Campground | 0.8 | 3a&b | key link to campground | ||||||||
| King Range | Chinquapin | 2.0 | 3a&b | makes a loop | ||||||||
| 65 | ||||||||||||
| Yuki | Grizzly Glutch ** | 1.0 | IMBA leaders have spoken with BLM about Yuki. BLM has not provided detailed info about that area. | |||||||||
| Yuki | Bentley Ridge ** | 6.0 | ||||||||||
| Yuki | Hayshed ** | 0.5 | ||||||||||
| Yuki | Horse Pasture 21N19 | 4.3 | ||||||||||
| Yuki | Elk Creek | 3.3 | ||||||||||
| 15 | ||||||||||||
| Info Source: IMBA has had extensive conversations with King Range Manager Gary Prichard-Peterson. Scott Adams, Outdoor Recreation Planner for the King Range NCA, confirmed that the agency has not issued any administrative order closing trails in the King Range, and has not posted trails as closed to bicycling. The new King Range management plan maintains that some trails are already closed, but IMBA has protested this aspect of the plan. | ||||||||||||
| Mendocino National Forest | Sanhedrin | North Trail 19N80 | 2.5 | These two trails are shown on the Forest map, but not on a recent FS map of the proposed Wilderness. IMBA has spoken with rider Jeff Baxman who rode the 19N80 all the way across. | ||||||||
| Sanhedrin | South Trail | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| 4.0 | ||||||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | Cold Creek 8W18 | 6.2 | 4a&b | Skeleton Glade area has excellent trail system and should remain open to bicycling. IMBA riders have explored the area and found it quite suitable. IMBA proposes a Protection Area, rather than Wilderness, to preserve both the land and cycling access. | ||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | Bloody Pk to Skeleton Glade 9W32 | 4.3 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | Eel to Skeleton (9W32?) | 1.3 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain | 9W49 | 1.3 | ||||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | 9W55 | 1.5 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | 9W56 | 3.5 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | 8W13 | 1.5 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | 8W17 | 1.0 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| Snow Mountain-Skeleton Glade | Skeleton Glade to R100 | 0.3 | 4a&b | |||||||||
| 20.9 | ||||||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | Leech Lake Jeep road 24N67 | 6.5 | 5 | road access to inholdings | ||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | Cedar Springs Jeep road 24N67 | 2.4 | 5 | road access to inholdings | ||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | Traveler's Home Nat. Rec. Tr. 10W13 | 8.0 | 5 | IMBA proposes use of Wild and Scenic River designation, rather than Wilderness, for part of Yolla Bolly. Wild and Scenic River designation prevents development but does not ban bicycling. | ||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | 10W51 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | 10W56 | 2.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | 11W31 | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | 11W06 across Wild & Scenic River | 2.5 | 5 | |||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | 11W06 across western Wild & Scenic River | 1.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| Yolla Bolly expansion | Hellhole Canyon 11W48 | 8.0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 32 | ||||||||||||
| Yuki | Thatcher Creek 10W27 | 6.5 | ||||||||||
| Yuki | Haynes Creek 11W15 | 5.0 | ||||||||||
| Yuki | 21N14 jeep road | 2.0 | connects two cherrystems and makes a loop | |||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||||
| Info source: Jack Horner, recreation manager, said there are no administrative orders closing trails to bicycling in the Mendocino National Forest. | ||||||||||||
| Shasta-Trinity National Forest | Trinity Alps Additions -Red Cap unit | Horse Ridge NRT + 6E08 to Packsaddle Ridge | 3.5 | 6 | A minor boundary adjustment can save these trails for bicycling. | |||||||
| Trinity Alps Additions -Red Cap unit | Packsaddle Ridge | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Trinity Alps Additions -Red Cap unit | 09N31A | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Trinity Alps Additions -Red Cap unit | 6E03 | 1.0 | ||||||||||
| Trinity Alps Additions -Red Cap unit | Domingo Creek to Wilderness boundary | 1.5 | ||||||||||
| Trinity Alps- Horse Linto unit | 6E31, 6E18, 6E15, 6E35, 6E74 | 10.0 | ||||||||||
| Info source: Public Uses Officer John Skyler said the agency has not issued any administrative orders closing trails in HR233 to bicycling. | ||||||||||||
| Six Rivers National Forest | Underwood | South Fork Trail 5E23 | 6.6 | 7 | With a small boundary adjustment, the existing Wild and Scenic River designation will protect the land while allowing bicycling. | |||||||
| Mt. Lassic | 5E33 | 4.5 | ||||||||||
| Mad River Buttes | 4E26, 4E27, 4E28 | 7.0 | ||||||||||
| Info source: Julie Ranieri, public affairs officer, said the agency has not issued any administrative orders closing trails to bicycling in the Six Rivers N.F. | ||||||||||||
| Ukiah District - BLM | Cache Creek | Red Bud | 5.8 | 8a&b | Red Bud and Judge Davis trails in the Cache Creek WSA are "ways" and open to bikes. Perkins Creek Trail is not in WSA. IMBA proposes a Protection Area, rather than Wilderness, to preserve both the land and cycling access. | |||||||
| Cache Creek | Perkins Creek Ridge | 4.1 | 8a&b | |||||||||
| Cache Creek | Judge Davis | 6.8 | 8a&b | |||||||||
| 17 | ||||||||||||
| Cedar Roughs: No official existing trails, but great oportunity for future trails | n/a | |||||||||||
| Info source: Cache Creek Coordinated Resource Management Plan (Dec., 2004) says Redbud and Judge Davis trails are ways and open to bikes. Greg Mangan, manager of the Cache Creek area said there are no administrative closures within Cache Creek wilderness proposal. | ||||||||||||
| TOTAL MILES: | 203.8 | |||||||||||
| NOTES: | ||||||||||||
| Mileages established through topographic software or visual estimates. | ||||||||||||
| * Lost Coast Trail, main stem, not listed in King Range tally because sand and bicycles do not mix. | ||||||||||||
| ** No current access to trailheads due to private property. | ||||||||||||
| Official trail on agency maps, but low maintenance may leave trail impassable. | ||||||||||||
| Trail built after Wilderness Study Area designation; but not posted closed. | ||||||||||||
| Some trail names not official. | ||||||||||||
