Friends of Pathways has a formal partnership with the USFS to collaborate on design, construction and stewardship of local trails for all users – hike, bike, horse, and ski. We’re committed to providing easy year round access to trails in order to maintain our high quality of life in Jackson Hole.
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Friends of Pathways supports a vibrant community by promoting sustainable transportation and healthy recreation in Jackson Hole.
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News & Announcements, Trail Updates, WinterUpdates from Teton Pass Ambassador 2.1.18
Trail UpdatesPiker from the Field on January 18th
News & Announcements, Trail UpdatesTrail Conditions 7-28-17
News & Announcements, Trail Updates, Youth Trail CrewThings are going smoothly in the forest, signs are getting installed, volunteer groups are helping with turnpikes, and the trails are in good shape. It seems like a good time to do a “meet the trail crew” segment this week to introduce you to the hardworking folks that keep the trails in good shape. Pictured top left to bottom right are Tim, Sam, Mike, Owen, Isaac, Kate, Sarah, Jade, Matt, Trevor, Erica, Celeste, Cory, Chris, Isan, Trevor, ChrisP, Randy, Walt, and Mike. The crew is a mix of 2 full time Friends of Pathways workers, 7 FOP Youth Trail Crew, 3 jointly employed FOP/USFS ambassadors, and 8 USFS full time crew members. These are the hard working trail dogs that clear all the trees, clean all the waterbars, fix all the tread, brush cut all the line of sight, build all the turnpikes, install all the signage, and work with hundreds of volunteers each summer on the Jackson Ranger District. Fun fact about the crews, they are notorious for naming their tools. Uncle Ed the Pulaski, Zeus the Chainsaw, Shabazz Napier the MCleod, Mr. Green Jeans the Rake, Gandolf the Pole Saw, and Rick James the Truck just to give a few examples. Say hi to them next time you see them out on the trails and remember they always like finding cookies and lemonade in the back of the USFS truck when they get back from a long day of trail work!
Trail Conditions 7-21-17
News & Announcements, Trail UpdatesThis week the crew dodged some hail storms while working on the Skyline trail with the Montana Conservation Corps. The MCC crew finished their 8 day hitch and helped to narrow and improve 1.2 miles of tread on the eastern end of the Skyline ridge. The youth crew had a big day on the Ski Lake trail clearing 104 drainage features and several large trees between the lake and the ridge. We also installed 22 more of the new trail signs around Snow King, we will get more out next week and then have several volunteer groups in August who should help us finish the Snow King area trails. A note about these signs, they are part of a several year project to map and define USFS system trails, and match with the town and county signs on roads and pathways to help people seamlessly navigate from their homes to an adventure in the forest and back safely. They are all labeled, numbered, and gps’ed for Teton County Search and Rescue to better locate any injured trail users. That being said, be safe out on the trails this weekend so you don’t need to call our friends at TCSAR.