Decision Memo Completed

Missouri Gulch Trail #1469 Avalanche and Landslide Realignments

Pike-San Isabel National Forests & Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands Chaffee, Colorado Leadville Ranger District

Due to an avalanche in 2019 and a landslide in 2022, trail realignment and/or reconstruction are necessary to locate the trail in a sustainable location away from a waterway. Rerouting or reconstruction of up to 3/4 of a mile trail are proposed.

Location

Along the Missouri Gulch trail #1469 within Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, near milepost 1 at approximately 10,800-feet and milepost 2, at about 11,800 feet

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
07/20/2023
2
Decision
11/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
05/2025 (Estimated)

NEPA / regulatory detail

Categorical Exclusion32.2 (1), 36 Cfr 220.6(E)(1)
Special AuthorityNot Applicable / Other
Notice and Comment RegulationNot Subject to Regulations
Project ActivityTrail Management
Missouri Gulch Trail #1469 Avalanche and Landslide RealignmentsDecision Signed Date: 11/06/2024
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsLeadville Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionT12S R80W Sections 19, 30
Recreation management