BLM is considering developing new trails and is asking for public input
Public comments will help to guide recreation opportunities near the Wasatch Front
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah The Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake Field Office is considering potential trail development near growing communities along the Wasatch Front. If implemented, this proposal would increase recreation opportunities and improve public land access. Potential trails would be located in the Lake Mountains in Utah County, the North Oquirrh Management Area (NOMA) in Tooele County, and Rose and Yellow Fork Canyons in Salt Lake County.
“The BLM recognizes the benefits of increasing recreation opportunities in our metropolitan areas and improving access to public lands,”
SALT LAKE CITY Federal land managers are considering a new series of trails that could soon add up to 55 miles of recreational trail within three counties in Utah s population core.
The project, which opened for public comment Wednesday, would seek to add upwards of 25 miles of single-track trails within the Lake Mountains in Utah County; 15 miles of trails within the Rose and Yellow Canyons near where the Salt Lake, Utah and Tooele counties meet; and another 15 miles in the North Oquirrh Management Area (NOMA) between Tooele and Salt Lake counties.
In all, about 24,055 acres of land between the three locations are considered for the proposal, according to a document published this week by the Bureau of Land Management. The trails would vary in elevation from 4,400 feet to 7,690 feet, with the highest point at Lake Mountain. The BLM would also pursue access easements from adjacent willing landowners to facilitate the project.