Mancos Trails Group will be the featured non-profit at WildEdge in Cortez on Tues 5/7. Come on out and support your local trails group!

Come join us for our spring meeting to discuss upcoming plans and elect new board members. What will we be focused on this summer? It's your opportunity to get involved and have your say!

Tuesday April 30
Mancos Public Library
7PM

We look forward to seeing you there!

March is here and that means we can all start to think spring! Mancos Trails Group will be hosting trailwork days on the second Saturdays of June, July, August and September this year so mark you calendars! Projects will include setting the final signs for the Mancos Spur Trail, erecting the Spur trailhead kiosk at Mancos State Park, and upkeep and maintenance on various trails that we have adopted. New trail construction might be on the agenda as well - we will see!

And, we will have a fundraising event on May 18 at the Mancos Brewing Company again this year! Details are still being finalized but you can count on great beer, music, and company!
Mark for the following events with Mancos Trails Group this summer:

Sat. May 18 - fundraiser at Mancos Brewing Company
Sat. June 8 - Trail Work Day
Sat. July 13 - Trail Work Day
Sat. August 10 - Trail Work Day
Sat. September 14 - Trail Work Day
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We are all looking forward to a fun summer!

Mancos Trails members! What a great opportunity to have a say in the future of trails in Montezuma County. Apply by Jan 4.


From The Journal:

Montezuma County is accepting applications for the Montezuma County Recreation Advisory Committee. The committee will advise the Montezuma County Board of Commissioners on the planning, construction, land acquisition, operation and maintenance, and organized and coordinated activities related to recreation in Montezuma County.

“The goal of the committee is to keep long-term momentum for current and future recreation projects that serve the public,” said James Dietrich, public lands coordinator for the county. Several projects are in the planning stages.

The non-motorized, 17-mile Paths to Mesa Verde Trail would connect Cortez to Mancos. The motorized RimRocker spur trail would connect the Sage Hen area of McPhee Reservoir to the Dolores River below the dam. Under the proposal, it would continue on to Montrose to join the motorized RimRocker Trail that connects to Moab, Utah.

​Other proposals include building new trails on BLM lands near Mancos, and putting in a trailhead and room for parking at the Menefee and Weber Mountain Wilderness Study Areas.

People interested in serving in a voluntary capacity for the above named committee are invited to submit an application form, which can be found at www.montezumacounty.org under “Notices” or picked up at the Montezuma County Natural Resources Department 109 W. Main St., Room 280, Cortez, CO 81321.

Return the completed application on or before Jan. 4, following the directions found on the form. For more information, contact the Montezuma County Natural Resources Department at 565-7402.

Come join us for the final Mancos Trails meeting for 2018. We'll be reviewing our accomplishments for the year and planning out what we'll focus on next year and further in the future. Were you happy with the direction of MTG this year? What would you like us to do next summer? We'd love to hear from you!

Mancos Trails Business Meeting
Tuesday Oct. 30, 2018
7pm
in the atrium of P&D Grocery, Mancos
(at the front of Mancos Pizza)

You can read the agenda here

Looking forward to seeing you on Tuesday,

- MTG

Thank you Mancos Trails volunteers! On National Public Lands Day, you came out to show your love and support for our public lands. We were able to post 6 more signs along the Mancos Spur and enjoy some beautiful fall colors while we were at it. The Mancos Spur signage project is now about 75% complete! As a thank you, NEEF and San Juan Mountains Association provided us with National Public Lands Day T-shirts for all volunteers. 

Again, thank you! 

The fall colors along the Mancos Spur are really popping right now! We checked out a section between Transfer and Golconda and WOW. Plus it's fun and satisfying to see our new signs with such a vibrant background.


Where have you been going to enjoy the fall colors?

Almost all the closures around the Burro Fire in Bear Creek Canyon have been lifted! The only parts that remain closed are a section of the Aspen Loop, the Grindstone Trail and a section of the main Bear Creek Trail where Polly Creek had a debris flow that washed out the trail. The Dolores Ranger District will be working on this section and hopes to have the trail passable within a week or so.

In addition, closures in the area of the 416 fire are slowly changing. See the link below for more information.

For more information see:
San Juan National Forest Burro Fire Closure update
San Juan National Forest 416 Fire Closure update

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The next Mancos Trails work day is coming right up! This Saturday, August 4 we will be setting 7 posts for new signage in the Golconda area of the Mancos Spur. All are welcome to attend.

Where, when and what:
We are meeting at 8:00am at Boyle Park in Mancos with USFS Trail Crew member(s) for a safety briefing.  We’ll then caravan up the Echo Basin road #566 to the #566A road. The end of #566A is the the trailhead for Trail #173. There is limited parking space at this trailhead so please carpool. The tool trailer and Mancos Trails banners will be at the trailhead. Trail #173 is motorized for vehicles up to 50” wide and we will be making use of a volunteer’s OHV to help ferry in tools and posts about half of the distance we need to travel. Volunteers can expect to hike a total of 4 or 5 miles depending on which intersections they work at. We will work in groups of 3-4. If you show up late, please hike down trail #173 and check in with a crew leader.

We will have some tools from the USFS and SWCCA, but if anyone has digging bars, post hole diggers, loppers, or any other various trail tools, feel free to bring those as well! There are some limited opportunities for other trail work. There is one 4” tree down and several short sections that would benefit from loose rocks removed from the trail.

What to wear and bring:
Be sure to wear sunscreen, sturdy shoes, work clothes, and bring gloves. Bring bug spray as there may be flies. And pack plenty of water as well as snacks or a lunch to eat around noon & get you through till the burgers!

We’ll aim to be back at the tool trailer by 2pm. Mancos Trails will provide burgers & refreshments.

Invite your friends!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

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