Better maps, marking needed in forests
One thing that hasn’t been mentioned in the coverage regarding the Forest Service’s plans to enforce off-highway vehicle access is the lack of consistent trail marking and numbering.
In the last couple of years I’ve had rangers give me new maps for areas, and when I try to follow the maps I find that the trails on the maps and the trails on the ground don’t match up. Intersections are not marked, there are numbered trails on the ground that aren’t on the maps, and trails on the maps that aren’t marked on the ground. This applies to all levels of off-highway vehicle trails, from good jeep roads to single-track motorcycle trails.
I appreciate the Forest Service updating the maps and making them available, and the rangers I’ve gotten them from have been friendly and helpful, but the maps and trail markers need to be brought into agreement. I’m happy to stay on designated trails when I ride; but someone needs to make an effort to make sure those trails are properly marked, and, on the other hand, to mark those that aren’t open to off-highway vehicles.
Rich Jarboe, Arvada
so now you have something to do when you are out there riding.
Posted by on September 24, 2007 06:51 AMI think we should put traffic signals in the forests. And crosswalks for all of the animals. And a Starbucks so off-roaders can get a latte.
Posted by Dan on September 24, 2007 10:41 AMOnly Democrats are cowardly enough to want to stay on marked trails. Real brave Americans wander aimlessly in the wilderness with big big guns.
Posted by An American on September 24, 2007 10:47 AM