Moab trails are under attack

[zachcrosby [Veteran Member]]

There’s a proposal to shut down a large majority of Moab trails to off-road use. There’s more info here and where we can send in comment. Public comment period is until Oct 7.

https://www.rr4w.com


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[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

This stuff always makes me sick in the pit of my stomach.
I fought to stop closures in DeSoto NF. They allowed public comment, but that was just to make it seem fair. They just did what they wanted anyway.
I hope there's some money people and groups in moab who have genuine klout.
The good thing is that (if I'm not mistaken) most of the trails aren't on BLM land.

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[MarkyB [Veteran Member]]

I just jumped on Google and found a study done by Utah State that concluded that the economic impact of land use restrictions was negligible.  So, there is the justification.  I would disagree, the town of Moab will suffer if they drive the off-roaders away.  

When we were there, we went into a local restaurant to eat.  I mentioned to our waiter we were in town to ride some Jeep trails.  I just got a blank look.  He had no idea what I was talking about.  I thought it was sad that he was so ignorant of his customer base.
I noticed that the restrictions were requested by the county, which is another indication of the ignorance of the local residents.  

I agree that lodging objections is an exercise in futility, this is a done deal.

[Reserector [Veteran Member]]

Since you mentioned "lodging", I would think that the hospitality segment would have the most at stake.

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[zachcrosby [Veteran Member]]

Yeah from what I could tell the “Gemini bridges area” is maybe a third of the trails in the area. Definitely not all, but a lot of good riding that we did while we were there a few years ago.


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