As of September 2001

The Forest Service appears to have a strange way of serving the public. Take for example what used to be a road between Walker and the Spruce Mountain Road (52A). This road used to provide a short cut between Walker and Spruce Mountain. No longer, according to the Forest Service. Even though it is a road as per the Forest Service's own definition, they have declared it a Trail. The upper portion is only a few hundred feet until going down hill it intersects and crosses the Hopkins and then the Delany private property. Note, the Forest Service has never asked the private property owners if they mind the hikers, mountain bikers and horses.

The Forest Service has now designated the road/trail for hikers, mountain bikers and horses. Motorized travel is prohibited. But wait, how are all those hikers, mountain bikers and horses supposed to access the trail?

From the public Spruce Mountain Road (52A), which is the only way to access Trail 67, one first encounters the locked gate next to the road with a big NO TRESPASSING sign on it. Assuming one braves the wrath of the land owner and proceeds toward Trail 67 the second obstacle is encountered. The fenced in and locked gate of the Forest Service.

So the mystery of how the Forest Service expects Trail 67 to be used remains just that, a mystery.

Forest Service Letters
(including Project Blue John Status)

FOREST SERVICE SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED ACTIONS

Supervisor's Office
Washington Office
Chino Valley Ranger District
Verde Ranger District
Bradshaw Ranger District
Definitions

 

Lower Section of Trail 67
Forest Service says it's in "good" shape.
Read more about this road!

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Created 3 September 2001
Modified 28 September 2001