BLM and US Forest Service alert Midland Grade Trail users of upcoming trail
improvement project
BUENA VISTA, Colo. – The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Royal Gorge Field
Office and the Salida Ranger District of the U.S. Forest Service want to
alert the public of a trail improvement project about to begin along the
Midland Grade Trail.
The work is scheduled to start Monday, Oct. 19. The project is expected to
take three weeks to complete pending weather conditions and unexpected
circumstances. The trail is located two miles southeast of Buena Vista on
BLM and National Forest System lands in Chaffee County.
The Midland Grade Trail is a popular non-motorized trail used by mountain
bikers and hikers. The trail follows the old Midland Railroad rail line
built during the 1860s. Original railroad crossings of certain gulches are
at risk of, or currently, washing out during heavy rains and are cutting
into the trail.
Contracted workers will use smaller-sized heavy equipment to repair
existing washouts and mitigate the potential for future washouts by
providing areas for storm water to pass through the trail. The mitigation
work is intended to prevent stored sediment from entering into Trout Creek.
The trail improvement work will not change the character or use designation
of the trail. The public should expect to encounter equipment along the
trail throughout the duration of the project. The majority of work will be
on BLM lands with the remainder on National Forest System lands.
For further information, contact Dave Gilbert, BLM at 719-269-8529
regarding work on BLM lands or Ben Lara at 719-539-3955, regarding work on
National Forest System lands.
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