Sec. 301 Trail management
Germania creek trail—
In general— The Secretary shall maintain a trail for single track, 2-wheeled motorized and mechanized travel between the Hemingway-Boulders Wilderness designated by section 101(a)(1) and the White Clouds Wilderness designated by section 101(a)(2).
Management— The Secretary shall manage the trail in accordance with applicable laws—
to provide for recreational travel;
to minimize any adverse impacts to natural and cultural resources; and
subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require.
Monitoring— The Secretary shall monitor the trail to assess whether the trail is appropriately maintained—
to provide for recreational travel; and
to minimize any adverse impacts to natural and cultural resources.
Closure— The Secretary may temporarily close the trail to any or all uses—
to minimize any adverse impacts to natural and cultural resources;
to protect public safety;
for maintenance or other administrative uses; or
to provide opportunities for nonmotorized uses.
Forest service trails 109 and 671—
Closure— Subject to paragraph (2), the following Forest Service trails in the Sawtooth National Recreation Area shall be closed to motorized and mechanized travel:
The portion of Forest Service Trail 109 between the Phyllis Lake turnoff to 4th of July Lake and the south side of Washington Lake.
Forest Service Trail 671 down Warm Springs Creek from Forest Service Trail 646 to the wilderness boundary.
Exceptions— On the trails identified in paragraph (1), the Secretary may permit—
use by over-snow vehicles when the snow cover is adequate—
to provide safe recreational travel; and
to minimize any adverse impacts to natural and cultural resources; and
such administrative uses as the Secretary determines to be necessary.
Frog lake loop trail—
In general— Neither the designation of the White Clouds Wilderness by section 101(a)(2) nor the exclusion of portions of Forest Service trails 047 and 682 (commonly known as the “Frog Lake Loop Trail”) from the wilderness shall affect the management of those trails for motorized or mechanized travel in accordance with existing laws.
Limitation on use— If the Secretary allows for motorized or mechanized travel on portions of Forest Service trails 047 and 682, the trails shall be limited to single track, 2-wheeled motorized and mechanized use.
Accessible trail— The Secretary shall make such improvements as may be necessary to maintain the first mile of the Murdock Creek Trail as a primitive, nonpaved, and wheelchair-accessible trail.