On June 25, volunteers with the Idaho Trails Association (ITA) completed maintenance work on the Beehive Lakes Trail in the Sandpoint District of the Idaho Panhandle National Forest. Fourteen ITA members and friends brushed out 4 ½ miles of trail, re-built or re-opened 43 water diversion ditches, and cut out 5 fallen trees that had blocked the trail.
One of the trees we removed measured 36” to 39” in diameter, the largest ITA has done in our 6 year history of helping to keep Idaho’s hiking trails open for the public. In all, our volunteers spent about 130 person hours doing this work. The popular Beehive Lake trail is 4 ½ miles long and gains about 2,000’ of elevation before it ends at a beautiful alpine lake that sits just below the Selkirk Mountain crest.
We were just looking to do this trail this coming week. Sorry we missed the work party! Hopefully we can get in on the next one. Thanks for all the work getting the trail in top shape. Cheers!
Jesse Stafford
I too am sorry you missed the work party!
Especially given your plan to do the trail.
How was it?
Jesse, in your Youtube channel, you talk about the “value of community”.
So Jesse, I look forward to seeing you and Alyssa (pictured?) helping out here next time.
Until then, maybe you could become ITA members?
Did you see the ITA membership drive?
Amazing service opportunity! Thank you for your work, guys!