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| no partners | | After more than a decade of efforts following the 2011 Horseshoe II fire and 2014's Hurricane Odile, the South Fork Trail has officially been restored for its entire 7.2 mile length from the trailhead to its upper terminus at the Crest Trail #240C. Numerous volunteer and conservation corps efforts in the early years led to an opportunity for Wild Arizona to partner with the Forest Service and numerous local and national organizations to fund a restoration of the upper several miles. In 2021, miles 4 – 6 were restored, and between November 2022 and April 2023, the remaining 1.2 miles, which had almost entirely disappeared, was rebuilt. Volunteers took on the significant effort of brushing and logging out the totally overgrown corridor, and Wild Arizona's Wild Stew Field Crew retreaded that entire section end-to-end.
Note that some of the creek crossings at lower elevation can still be in rough condition due to varying water levels and seasonal flooding, and it's an ongoing effort to keep them maintained and hopefully relocate some of them to more sustainable locations.
The Burro Trail, which connects to South Fork, was worked in the summer of 2022 nearly to Horseshoe Saddle, but there are still some major issues in the half mile before the top. The Burnt Stump Trail is passable but has dozens of logs down and a fair bit of brush. Burnt Stump Spring is generally reliable. The Crest Trail #270C is fairly grassed in and faint in places but we defined the junction and also worked on rebuilding tread in a few sections northwest of the junction with South Fork. Baker Canyon Trail and Horseshoe Ridge Trail have not received recent attention and are quite overgrown and faint.
Hope you all get out and enjoy the trail while it's in great condition and the weather is perfect to explore! |
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