TPA Trail Crew - Hitch 4 - Sulfur Ranger District summary of work completed
Hitch dates: 6/4 to 6/11/2025
Point of contact: Andrew Mcelwee (Drew) USFS Rec staff
Where and what was done:
1. Sulfur Ranger District
2. Trail miles ridden= 226
3. Trail miles maintained= 48.5
4. Trees felled= 6
5. Trees cut= 728
6. Drainages cleared= 12
7. New drainages built= 18
8. Reroute feet= 0
9. Reconstruction feet= 130
10. Debris removed feet= 2150
11. Corridor clearing feet= 85
12. Signs installed/ maintained= 0
13. Truck miles= 30
14. Trail contacts= 3
15. Truck gas= $70
Trail names and numbers: Willow Creek, Illinois Pass, Sherman Creek, Gilsonite trail, West Stillwater Pass, Jack Park, Radial Mountain
Projects and Duties performed:
● Cut out 728 down trees to clear and rebuild trail on Arapaho National Forest. These trails have not been able to be open since the June 2023 wildfires.
● Opened West Stillwater Pass trail that has been closed since June 14, 2023 from the East Troublesome Fire.
● Remove rocks and erosion debris from 2,150 feet of trail.
● Cleared Sulfur Ranger District trails and presented trail
work completed to USFS staff.
● After cutting out fire blowdown, ripped out hundreds of saplings from trail tread within fire scar.
● Cut corridor and cleared rock debris off trails.
● Maintained 48.5 miles of trails.
● Created drainage where needed.
● Fix deeply rutted, damaged trail sections by hand filling with rock and dirt (tread fill work).
● Placed 6 large boulders to stabilize the trail.
● Reconstructed 130 feet of new trail where old trail was erased by erosion damage.
● Repaired three trail water crossings that were unpassable.
● Removed debris dam which was causing trail damage.
● Rebuilt turnpike and cut hazardous rebar from trail structures, damage was a result of wildfire erosion damage.