Bobcat Fire Trail Restoration
Current Status
July 2023 Lowelifes has been restoring Silver Moccasin NRT from West Fork north towards Shortcut Saddle, as well as the full length of Kenyon Devore trail, and Gabrielino between West Fork and Valley Forge camps. Recently we’ve been focusing on seasonal brushing and tread restoration where the Winter 2022-23 rains brought significant erosion in the burn scar.
Bobcat Fire Trail Restoration Hours To-Date
Having completed the restoration of Condor Peak Trail, Lowelifes is now restoring trails burned in the 2020 Bobcat Fire.
Photo by Brian Vernor
Project Map
Latest Bobcat Fire Restoration Articles
- Summer Recap & Where to Ride in Recently Opened Areas
For the last two years, Lowelifes RCC has been hard at work in the Bobcat Closure of the West Fork San Gabriel trail corridor north … Read more - Bobcat Fire Closure Order Partially Lifted
On June 1, 2023, the Angeles National Forest updated their Bobcat Fire Closure order with a reduced footprint. For the last year, Lowelifes Respectable Citizens’ … Read more - NWSA National Forest System Trail Stewardship Partner Funding: Project Narrative
Project description Lowelifes was awarded this grant in 2022 for post-fire restoration of 11W06 Silver Moccasin National Recreation Trail “Shortcut Canyon” segment from Shortcut Saddle … Read more - End of Summer 2022 News
Summer is over and the weather is finally cooling off. The heat didn’t stop us but it definitely slowed down Lowelifes’ work. The warm season … Read more - Summer Bobcat Update
We are just a little over a week out from hosting our fifth campout working trails within the Bobcat Closure area of the West Fork … Read more - Into the Bobcat… March 12-13
With light visible at the end of the Condor tunnel, we were excited to make a bigger push on our other projects. Before the New … Read more
Project & Fire Background
In September of 2020, the Bobcat Fire exploded in the Angeles National Forest. Spanning three months and 115,796 acres, the fire heavily impacted popular areas in the forest like West Fork San Gabriel River and Chantry Flat. The landscape will forever be changed and it is our mission to restore and rebuild.
Favorite trails like Gabrielino and Silver Moccasin National Recreation Trails are among those damaged. During the restoration process, we will have the opportunity to improve the trail in a number of ways. Improved user experience, sustainability, and resilience to wildfire are some of the key goals of the restoration process. The goal is to restore the trails so they are better than before the fire. More resilient, more sustainable, and more innovative than before!
