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.
STATUS - Burned Confirmed -
Suspected to have Burned -
Confirmed Not Burned
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: May 3rd, 2008
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San Diego County |
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| Sweetwater - OPEN, for now. Word is the area is going to close so that some erosion prevention work can be performed |
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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 | ||
| Daley Ranch | NA | |
| Nate Harrison Grade Road - OPEN |
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| Gomez Trail - Palomar Divide |
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| Santa Margarita River |
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| Tenaja Truck Trail | NA | |
| North and South Clevenger Trail | ||
| Black Mountain - (In Ramona) OPEN | ||
| Black Mountain - (In Rancho Bernardo) | NA | |
| Lake Poway - CLOSED for erosion control | ||
| Mount Woodson Partial Burned - West side closed for erosion control work. |
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| Iron Mountain - Ellie Lane | NA | |
| Elfin Forest - Only 30 acres, trails east of Escondido Overlook Closed - OPEN | ||
| Santa Luz Loop | NA | |
| Otay Lake Trails (Upper and Lower) | NA | |
| Cuyamaca State Park - OPEN but the Santa Ana Winds knocked over a ton of trees that were burned in the 2003 Cedar Fire | NA | |
| Sycamore Canyon/Goodan Ranch | NA | |
| Anderson Truck Trail (North End) | NA | |
| Mission Trail Regional Park | NA | |
| Noble Canyon - Some dead fall from winds already cleared. | NA | |
| Corral Canyon/Lake Morena - Was Closed from an earlier burn in 2006 but in Decmember of 2007, it reopened. |
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Orange County |
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| Silverado (CLOSE) (Note 1) (Note 2) | ||
| Whiting Ranch - CLOSED |
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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) | ||
| Aliso Creek - Wood Canyon | NA | |
| The Crosses | NA | |
| Santiago Oaks (Earlier fire this year)(OPEN) | ||
| Maple Springs (CLOSED) (Note 1) | ||
| Holy Jim and Trabuco (Open) | NA | |
| San Juan Trail (Open) | NA | |
| Blackstar Canyon (Note 3) | NA | |
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San Bernardino County |
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| Rim Nordic race course | NA | |
| Exploration Trail | NA | |
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. | |
