Lower Hobbit (16E76) Blocked

Hey everyone, I tried to clear the Hobbit Trails today, 16E76 & 16E79, but the last tree across 16E76 was too much for me. Also known as the Barker Meadow OHV Trail.

It started off quite productive. Obviously, someone had come through before me with a sizable chainsaw. The trail probably had snow at the time or they only cleared enough to get their rigs through.

A few before and afters…

I tried to clear it for all rigs. There were two spots where rigs had driven off trail to go around downed trees. The first one I cleared, the second on I could not clear alone.

These are pictures of maybe half the trees I moved:

It was fun trying to figure out where to cut and how to winch. This was just before the first creek crossing.

But, the trail is still blocked on the very east end, almost to Forest Road 03-04. I did not drive up 16E79, upper Hobbit, still Barker Meadow OHV Trail. Bring a saw and winching equipment if you go.

I have alerted the Tahoe National Forest about the trees I couldn’t deal with. Hopefully, they’ll get out this week to clear those trees.

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Rubicon Ronin