ShinDig trail work day- This Saturday, August 10 at 9am. We are looking for your help at the Columbine trailhead. The lower portion of this trail is being overcome by scrub oak. If you have a loppers and want to help we need you and your lopper. If you have more than one lopper bring […]
SMT 2017 Accomplishments, 2018 Plans, and Thanks!
First and foremost, Salida Mountain Trails wants to thank all of our volunteers and partners who have contributed to our trail building, trail maintenance, and fundraising efforts throughout 2017! We’ve had awesome support from the community and have accomplished a great deal! Our big news is that we have more new trails to build in […]
Salida Mountain Trails and Salida Ranger District US Forest Service Announce Seasonal Closure of Beasway Trail
A seasonal trail closure begins December 15 for all users on the 2.5-mile Beasway Trail. This portion of the Cottonwood Trail System Begins at the CR175 and FS181 Trailhead and runs 2.5 miles to the intersection of CR173. The Beasway Trail is closed due to wildlife concerns from December 15 – March 15. Please respect […]
Trail Closure – please respect
SMT’s newest trail called “Hooligan” which starts at the intersection of Uncle Nasty and Pauli and descends to a junction with Sand Dunes is temporarily closed in order to control damage. Hooligan was completed just before Thanksgiving but was not officially opened due to concerns about dry and loose trail conditions. Nonetheless, riders and hikers […]
No more ShinDigs until spring
No ShinDig this month. We will resume our monthly trail work days in the spring when weather allows. Thanks to all our volunteers and sponsors for yet another great year of trail work days and good vibes. We accomplished a lot and had some good fun as well. Happy Trails! SMT
ShinDig Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, October 14 – 9am
This Saturday we’ll be working on the Sand Dunes and Backbone Trails. These trails are of course heavily used and a little TLC will be super appreciated to keep them in good shape. We will meet at the F St. parking lot – ready to go at 9am sharp. Volunteers need to wear hiking boots, gloves, and bring […]
September ShinDig Canceled; Vapor Trail 125 Fundraiser Instead
We have decided to cancel our September ShinDig and to instead channel our volunteer efforts into our local Vapor Trail 125 race. The Vapor Trail is one of the biggest fundraisers of the year for SMT, and many of our regular volunteers are helping out with aid stations, course marking, sweep, and more. You can […]
ShinDig – Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, August 12, 9am
Work will be starting on the new Rusty Lung Trail, which will partially align with the historic but defunct Sunset trail. Although most of the trail will be professionally built, there are a few projects that volunteers can work on this Saturday, to help stretch our trail building dollars. There are 2 armoring projects, rejuvenation […]
July ShinDig is Cancelled
Our July 8 ShinDig is cancelled due to busy summer schedules and vacations. We try to hold trail work days on the 2nd Saturday of each month, but will not have enough coordination and planning to pull it off for this month. However, towards the end of the month, we may hold some impromptu trail work days associated […]
ShinDig Volunteer Trail Work Day – Saturday, June 10 – 9:00am
Join Salida Mountain Trails this Saturday to do trail work on the Backbone Trail. Some steep side slope sections that have gotten skinny and rutted will be addressed. This trail of course is heavily used and a little TLC will be super appreciated to keep it in good shape. We will meet at the Spiral […]