EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Crews with the Gila National Forest have teamed up to place new signs and improve navigatation for a dense network of popular trails.
Trail crews from both the Silver City and Glenwood ranger districts recently completed a trail sign project on the Gomez Peak trail system.
The new signs were placed at trail junctions, the Gila National Forest said.
The trail system contains approximately 10 miles of designated trails, as well as approximately four miles of other trails that are commonly used.
Together, the crews removed 70 confusing, mismatched signs and installed 14 new signs that identify individual trails and provide maps at key trail junctions, the Gila National Forest said.
Another 19 markers were installed to help users recognize non-system routes for ease of navigation – not intended to restrict user access, the Gila National Forest said.
In addition to the new signs, the crews rebuilt a collapsed rock wall and naturalized abandoned non-system trails throughout the trail network.
The Silver City Ranger District solicited feedback on sign design from trail users last fall through temporary signs that included a QR code that visitors could scan to provide comments. The comments that were received were incorporated into the final design and sign plan.
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