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Mountain Biking Ruins Solitude for Others?

   Posted by: admin   in Cycling, Mt. Bike

We have some bad news coming out of Montana today. Our fellow cyclists there just got word, as of May 1st, it will be illegal to ride 150 miles (out of 170) of trail in Montana’s Hyalite-Porcupine-Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study Area (WSA), which includes the amazing Gallatin Crest Trail.

The trail access restriction is the result of a lawsuit against the Forest Service’s management of the WSA. According to an IMBA press release, three groups (The Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Montana Wilderness Association and The Wilderness Society) “…contended that the Forest Service failed to preserve the wilderness character of the study area.”   …  Details

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