To provide access to the Rainbow Trail and the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, the FS proposes to construct approx. 0.7 miles of trail and utilize 1-mile of an existing admin-use-only route to access the RT.
Location
T48N, R10E, Section 7; 4 miles west/southwest of Howard, Colorado, then west on County Road 4.
Project timeline
1
Scoping Start
06/01/2021
2
Decision
10/2023 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2024 (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 |
| Decision Memo Porter Gulch Trail Access Route | Decision Signed Date: 10/30/2023 |
| Forests | Pike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands |
| Districts | Salida Ranger District |
| Legal Land Description | Not Applicable |