Hiking

 

·        Want a fully connected forest/NRA through trails of all kinds (horse, hiking, etc.)

·        No current information on trails - not enough graphics or maps.

·        Would like a trail system that accommodates / coordinates and allows for a diversity of uses: mountain biking, equestrian use, hiking, off-road.

·        Would like more trails - don't like hiking in fire road trails; need funding to improve trail access.

·        Trail linkage from Santa Clarita to PCT.

·        I have hiked in the really nice creek here once, but it was covered in litter. It is just too neglected and unsafe at moment.

·        Please recommend to Congress to create a San Gabriel Watershed National Recreation Area and include National Park Service expertise to help protect rare plants and animals, restore habitat and improve trail systems.

·        I would like to see better trail maintenance and, if there were more rangers, volunteers to do this work could be supervised.

·        I am an avid hiker and equestrian trail rider. Although I support providing access opportunities for mountain biking and off-road vehicle enthusiasts I am concerned about trail encounters between hikers/horses and bikes/cycles. Some trails can easily and safely handle both. But many, particularly those with many switchbacks, steep inclines or narrow passages with sheer drops or cliffs, can be very dangerous to trail users meeting or passing each other. I would hope any trails that are developed could be built with marked bypasses to reduce dangerous encounters as mentioned above.

·        I would also like to retain existing recreational opportunities within the study area, specifically mountain biking and hiking on trails with my dog. In the National Park System, activities such as hunting, mountain biking, and walking a dog on trails are not allowed. Many activities such as this are a way for people to recreate and enjoy the natural environment, yet this management strategy precludes and disenfranchises a lot of users. It is unclear whether any of these alternative concepts would in fact eliminate these current uses from the study area. I would not support any concept that does.

·        Please keep mountain bikes out of the San Gabriel Mountains and Watershed as they destroy all that is to be otherwise protected. And they disrupt and injure hikers.