Advocacy Alert
The San Diego Mountain Bike Association needs your help!
Southern California 2007 Wildfires
October of 2007 was a bad month for Southern California
as wildfires destroyed more than 1,500 homes. A lot of our trails burned as
well. Here is what I have gathered so far regarding our trails.
The orginal list included trails where the status was unknown. All of the trails listed here were confirmed to have burned. They are all recovering well and information on wither they have reopened is listed as well.
This
indicates there are pictures available. Instead of simply linking to
pictures, when there was a forum discussion about the trail, I linked to the
discussion so you could read stories and first hand accounts of the damage.
At this point the list is surely not all inclusive, help get it accurate. If you have information on any trail that was near the burn areas or wish to confirm a trail is okay, please email me with the information or links.
NOTE: The Los Padres, Angeles, Cleveland and San Bernardino National Forests reopened in early November 2007. However many of the burned areas remain closed. I have provide somed information on the closures below, but stay tuned to the National Forest links above. This is also a great time to get involved with your local Mountain Bike Association and help out with your membership and trailwork.
Updated: August 8th, 2008
San Diego County |
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| Sweetwater - OPEN |
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| Lake Hodges - North - OPEN |
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| Lake Hodges - South - OPEN |
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| San Pasquel - Mule Hill - Partially OPEN | |
| Hollenbeck Canyon - OPEN | |
| Nate Harrison Grade Road - OPEN |
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| Gomez Trail - Palomar Divide - OPEN |
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| Santa Margarita River - OPEN |
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| North and South Clevenger Trail - CLOSED | |
| Black Mountain - (In Ramona) OPEN | |
| Lake Poway - OPEN | |
| Mount Woodson Partial Burned - OPEN |
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| Elfin Forest - Only 30 acres, trails east of Escondido Overlook Closed - OPEN |
Orange County |
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| Silverado (CLOSED) (Note 1) (Note 2) | ||
| Whiting Ranch - REOPENED JULY 2008 |
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| Santiago Truck Trail (Partial) & Luge (All) CLOSED (Note 1) |
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| Joplin (CLOSED) (Note 1) (Note 4) | ||
| Harding Truck Trail (CLOSED) (Note 1) | ||
| Santiago Oaks (Earlier fire this year)(OPEN) | ||
| Maple Springs (CLOSED) (Note 1) | ||
NOTES |
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| 1 | Most of the trails in the Santa Ana Mountains that burned are expected to be closed for one year to allow the area to recover. There will some limited docent led rides under special use permits. This will be arranged through local advocacy groups such as the Warrior's Society. | |
| 2 | Silverado was not burned but it was bull-dozed into a fire break. Some trailwork has already been done to speed it recovery | |
| 3 | You can not do the loop as describe on my page. You can only go up to Beek's Place as Main Divide and the Silverado trail are closed | |
| 4 | The Joplin trail itself did not burn but you can not legally access the trail due to the closure of the other trails required to connect to it. | |
