A portion of the Rainbow Trail was damaged by flooding & erosion caused by post-Hayden Pass Fire conditions. The FS proposes to reroute 2.5 miles of trail between Rattlesnake & Battle Mountain within the Pole Gulch drainage.
Location
This portion of the Rainbow Trail is east of Salida, CO on NFS Lands. The east end of the trail will connect to the existing Rainbow Trail in the South Prong of Hayden Creek, then to Freemont CR 40.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
03/25/2019
2
Decision
12/2020 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
12/2020 (Estimated)
NEPA / regulatory detail
| Categorical Exclusion | 32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1) |
| Special Authority | Not Applicable / Other |
| Notice and Comment Regulation | Not Subject to Regulations |
| Project Activity | Trail Management |
| Rainbow Trail Reroute | Decision Signed Date: 12/21/2020 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Salida Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |