Should Young Gulch Trail be rebuilt?

The U.S. Forest Service is soliciting public comments on the proposed reconstruction project on the Poudre Canyon's damaged and closed Young Gulch Trail.

The popular trail, closed since the September 2013 floods, will not reopen this year, but may be rerouted and rebuilt by the Forest Service.

The proposed project includes constructing new portions of trail and rehabilitating parts of the preexisting trail that features more than 20 stream crossings. The project aims to design a trail that reduces the number of stream crossings to prevent further erosion and sedimentation.

In 2012, the High Park Fire burned more than 85 percent of the 4.9-mile trail, closing the trail for more than a year. Young Gulch reopened, only to see the 2013 floods wash out portions of the trail.

To comment on the project, email to comments-rm-arapaho-roosevelt-canyon-lakes@fs.fed.us, or mail to Kevin Cannon, 2150 Centre Ave., Building E Fort Collins, CO, 80526.

Deadline is May 22.

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Xplore reporter Stephen Meyers covers the outdoors and recreation for the Coloradoan. Follow him on Twitter @stemeyer or Facebook.com/meyersreports.