The Forest Service is removing a number of breakneck biking jumps and ramps from the Beardance Trail on Crane Mountain, where they weren’t supposed to be installed in the first place
Rich Kehr, the district ranger at the Swan Lake Ranger District, said mountain biking features at Beardance — and any other trail in Flathead National Forest for that matter — need to follow the guidelines of a trail management objective.
“(The features) didn’t meet with the objective of the trail,” Kehr said. “They cause riders to go off the main tread of the trail and form these side trails and parallel trails.”
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The Forest Service, however, has not removed the illegal breakneck biking trails on the Ferndale side of Crane Mountain.
If you have not yet contacted the Forest Service:
1. Let them know today you want the illegal trails removed!
2. Let them know you want to be notified of the trail planning process on Crane Mountain.
3. Thank them for removing the unauthorized jumps and ramps on Beardance Trail.
Email Swan Lake District Ranger Richard Kehr at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) and Flathead Forest Supervisor Chip Weber at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
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