Decision Memo Completed

Monarch Crest Duo

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

1.75 mile single track addition to the Monarch Crest Trail #531 connecting to Marshall Pass along with an improved trail head at Hutchinson Cabin. 0.5 mile reroute on the Monarch Crest Trail #531 north of the Green Creek junction with Monarch Crest

Location

Located on the Monarch Crest Trail #531 at Marshall Pass, Hutchinson Cabin, and in between the Green Creek #1412 and S Fooses Creek #1776 junctions

Project timeline

1
Scoping Start
08/24/2021
2
Decision
06/2024 (Estimated)
3
Implementation
07/2024 (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 ActivityDeveloped Site Management; Trail Management
Monarch Crest Trail Realignment and Hutchinson Cabin Site ImprovementDecision Signed Date: 06/18/2024
ForestsPike and San Isabel National Forests and Cimarron and Comanche National Grasslands
DistrictsSalida Ranger District
Legal Land DescriptionS24,T48, 6E Marshall Extension; S2, 48N, R6E Snow Drift Reroute
Recreation management