The Sesame Canyon Trail is unauthorized by the U.S. Forest Service, as ordered by the Bear Creek Watershed Restoration Environmental Assessment. The trail is off limits and is set for decommissioning in 2019. Violators could be ticketed.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprd3846425.pdf, and all the documents associated with the Bear Creek Watershed Restoration Project here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/psicc/home/?cid=STELPRDB5397304&width=full.
For more information, contact the US Forest Service, Pikes Peak Ranger District, Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 636-1602
Email: omartinez@fs.fed.us
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