PSA: Fall Creek/Notch Mtn Trail Closure

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PSA: Fall Creek/Notch Mtn Trail Closure

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NOTICE: Per the Forest Service, the Fall Creek and Notch Mountain Trails are closed while a small fire is let to burn out. The fire is near the trail split at the bottom of the Notch Mtn Trail. Right now there are no plans to fight it, just let it burn, as its not impacting anything and appears to be protected from spreading by natural barriers.

This means you will not be able to hike the Halo Ridge route on Mount of the Holy Cross via the Notch Mtn Trail if you were planning on doing so. If you wanted to do Halo, you would have to traverse the notch and drop to Halfmoon Pass instead.

You can read about the closure here:

http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOC ... 517314.pdf

From the Vail Dailyhttp://www.vaildaily.com/:
A small fire near Minturn has prompted the U.S. Forest Service to close the Fall Creek and Notch Mountain trails. The fire, which was reported to be just a quarter-acre, was spotted about two miles up the Fall Creek Trail from the Half Moon Campground.

The fire is in a wilderness area, so crews will just monitor it from a safe distance.

“A well-managed fire in this area could really benefit the forest ecosystem and wildlife habitat, so we’ll continue to monitor the fire as we’ve been doing,” District Ranger Aaron Mayville said.

According to a release, there are natural barriers including rock formations and cliffs around the fire area. The fire will be allowed to burn in that area.

Some smoke may be visible in the area. For more information, call 970-827-5715.
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Re: PSA: Fall Creek/Notch Mtn Trail Closure

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Re: PSA: Fall Creek/Notch Mtn Trail Closure

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Interesting. First the 'planned closure' now there is a 'fire' in the same spot. Close Encounters anyone? :lol: :lol:
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