TRAIL WORK

 
 

AMPL has been hard at work throughout the spring and early summer of 2023. We’ve hired both a full-time and part-time, paid trail crew to work on trails in the Jackson Hole/South East Idaho region. In the spring, our focus was clearing downfall, which kept us busy for a couple of months. Since then, we’ve switched our focus to brushing overgrown trails, repairing water drainage, and constructing NEW TRAILS in Mosquito Creek, off Fall Creek Road in Wilson.

RECENT WORK

Jackson Trails Cleared/Brushed

• Mosquito Creek
• Crankshaft, N Fork Fall Creek, Divide Trail
• Munger Mountain
• Big Munger Loop
• Gros Ventre
• Horsetail

South East IDAHO Trails Cleared/Brushed

Big Holes

Rocky Peak, Drake, Grove, Big Hole Crest, Horseshoe, Mahogany, Relay Ridge, South Canyon Creek, Calamity Creek, Dry Canyon, Patterson, Henderson, Twin Creek.

Palisades

Mike Spencer, Spencer Mountain, Burnt/Dry, Allen, Corral Canyon, North Palisades, Elbow Fork, Pole Canyon, Sheep Driveway, South Rainey, North/South Rainey.

NEW TRAILS

Team AMPL is excited to be working with the Forest Service to build new, multi-use trails in the Mosquito drainage. Over the past couple of years, we have had meetings to plan and strategize these new trails with the intent of giving dirt bikers more diverse riding in Teton County, WY. We felt our trail systems were lacking opportunity for riders to progress their skills due to the more beginner/intermediate nature of our motorized single-track trail systems. Our goal with this project is to build riding options for those looking to develop their skills. We also felt families with young kids also were lacking a place for their new riders to practice. We are confident the construction of these new trails will help satisfy some of those needs!

  • AMPL partnered with Crosscut Trails to construct a kid friendly loop. This trail is officially open to the public and is ready to be ridden. It is located at the start of Crankshaft to make it accessible to kids riding 50cc bikes. The entire loop is within eyesight of the trailhead so parents can keep eyes on their little ones as they rip it up! We are now working on constructing a bench that will be located at the start of the trail so parents have a comfortable place to spectate from!

  • Construction on the new, more advanced loops has begun! Our Wyoming trail crew has been hard at work, clearing the corridors, brushing, and working on the new trail tread. The first loop, located about a third of the way around Crankshaft, is complete and ready to RIDE! We are working to get it added to map systems, but the trail is open and good to go. It is a new trail and is meant to be for more advanced riders, so use caution as you get to know it’s character!

    Loop number two is going to be located closer to the Mill Creek end of Crankshaft. Our crew AND volunteers have been working hard to get this trail open in the next few weeks. Stay tuned to our Instagram and Facebook for future volunteer project days.