Forest Service Road Study Comments and Outreach Meetings

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Rob Williams said After sending in my first comment, I re-looked at roads leading to obscure trails or other things, and came up with this list of roads to existing and/or abandoned trails (that aren't main roads):
Anyone have any other lightly used roads that I might have missed?
Rob, thanks for doing this.  I have a few additions/refinement to suggest: 4600-380   Red Lake trail 4630         Cripple Creek trail (Pipeline Rd) 4650         Burnt Granite north trailhead 4670-220   Mt. Lowe trail 5830         Cottonwood Meadows and Rimrock trailheads 5830-210   provides access to as-yet undiscovered (but on my list) segment of trail east from Cottonwood Meadows to Shellrock Creek 6310-040    Rho Ridge north trailhead 6310-270    Burnt Granite south trailhead 6340-140    Dickey Creek trailhead (recently relocated) 6341          I think you meant Pansy Lake trail, not Pyramid Lake 6355          Rho Ridge south trailhead and Hawk Mtn 7020-028    Whetstone Mtn trailhead
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Until they take out the dams, I believe 4630 will be safe. I also think that we will retain access at the power lines. That helps north end of Rho Ridge, the Baty Butte/Joyce Lake trail, Fish Lake. We need to prepare to kiss 7010-160 goodbye. Several of us have spend time scouting that trail down to 7010. I would be nice to keep higher access to some point along the Fish Creek Divide since we don't really have anything left trail wise that starts low and heads up there.   D.
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Doug: I will add these to my list.  For Pyramid Lake, I actually meant 58-140 - I knew I would screw up at least one of the roads. The 4650 road I kind of passed on since the lower section has already been removed.  Some of the others I didn't include because I thought they were safe, but maybe I shouldn't make that assumption. For 7010-160 - I really don't see why that needs to be decommissioned - it is in GREAT shape - better than many secondary roads.  I'm going to put it on my list regardless.  If no one says anything, it won't get considered for retention.  If they do remove it, hopefully we can scout out that old trail down to 7010 - I know several people have found segments.  So many old trails.....
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Updated List of roads and trails: 4220 - Horseshoe Saddle 4540 - South Fork Mtn 4550 - Music Creek Falls 46-380 - Red Lake 4610 - Huxley Lake, Corral Springs, Plaza Creek 4610-240 - Grouse Point, Serene Lake, Signal Buttes 4611 - Grouse Point, Huxley Lake 4613 - Fanton, Old Baldy 4614 - Bissell, White Iris 4620 - Skookum Lake, Thunder Mountain, Fish Creek Mountain, East Mountain 4630 - Cripple Creek 4635-120 - Cottonwood Meadows 4635-140 - Cache Meadow, Cripple Creek, Rimrock 4635-146 - Rimrock 4650 - Burnt Granite 4670 - Rho Ridge 4670-220 - Mt. Lowe trail 4671 - Rho Creek 4672 - Rho Creek 4691-120 - Fish Lake 58-140 - Pyramid Lake 58-160 - Anvil Lake 58-210 - Buck Lake 5830 - Cottonwood Meadows, Rimrock 5830-190 - Shellrock Lake, Hideaway Lake 5830-210 - rail from Cottonwood Meadows to Shellrock Creek 6310 - Rho Ridge, Hawk Mountain 6310-040 - Rho Ridge 6310-270 - Burnt Granite 6320 - Skookum Lake, Thunder Mountain 6322 - Skookum Lake, Thunder Mountain 6340 - Bull of the Woods 6340-140 - Dickey Creek 6341 - Pansy Lake 6350 - Rho Ridge, Hawk Mountain 6355 - Rho Ridge, Hawk Mountain 6370 - Round Lake 6380 - Elk Lake Creek, Janus Butte 7010-160 - Baty Butte 7020 - Whetstone Mountain 7020-028 - Whetstone Mountain
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There is only one other I can think of, the 5411-180 spur is a long 2 mile spur road that would further impede access to the Pup Creek/backdoor FCM trail if it were decommissioned. I have a feeling they might have it on their list already as it's quite brushy. 
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That was one of the roads I  Iooked at the meeting, but it wasn't listed to be decom. So there are Backdoor Trail fans out there? I am always for access to trails, especially for the forgotten ones.