For the Kelly Canyon Mountain Bike Trails Project, the Palisades Ranger District is looking for public input.
According to a U.S. Forest Service news release, the canyon area, located 27 miles northeast of Idaho Falls, is seeing a rise in both motorized and non-motorized summer use, which is creating a need for enhanced non-motorized route alternatives.
There are a number of non-motorized paths spread over the National Forest System properties because cross-country mountain bike travel was permitted in the region prior to 2008. Many of these routes are situated in unsustainable and challenging-to-maintain areas, such as alongside streams or on steep slopes. Through this initiative, a formal non-motorized system would be established, enabling improved trail maintenance and recreation management.
The following is what the Kelly Canyon Mountain Bike Trails project is recommending:
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Designating nine miles of existing trails as official National Forest System trails for non-motorized use
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Constructing about two miles of new non-motorized trail to provide for loops and connections
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Reroute and reconstruct up to seven miles of proposed and system trails to improve sustainability and accessibility, which would follow existing alignments
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Eliminating or improving stream crossings to sustain riparian resources, hydrologic integrity and aquatic organism passage
Visit the U.S. Forest Service website to learn more about the project.
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