ITA working on Bee Top Connector Trail

The Idaho Trails Association will be working with an Idaho Panhandle National Forest crew on Tuesday and Wednesday, July 26 and 27, on the new Bee Top Connector Trail in the Sandpoint District. ITA volunteers will be helping to complete the last half-mile of this new trail that will re-open access to the Bee Top/Round Top Trail No. 120 from the east end.

Trail No. 120 is regarded by many to be one of the most beautiful trails in northern Idaho. It travels for 18 miles along scenic alpine ridge tops that are 4,000’ above Lake Pend Oreille. Trail No. 120 is also part of the 900 mile long Idaho Centennial Trail. When work is completed this year, the new connector will allow hikers to gain access to Trail No. 120 from the east end for the first time in many years.

Volunteers can come for one or both days and will use hand tools provided by the association. Everyone should bring work gloves, sturdy shoes, lunch, and water. For those who would like to car pool, we will meet at 7:30 a.m. each morning in the Bonner Mall parking lot. Details will be provided to those who sign up for this project. Work will be completed by 5 p.m. each day.

Please sign up and help us restore access to a fantastic alpine trail here in northern Idaho. Go to our website at: www.idahotrailsassociation.org. and click on the Bee Top Connector link to sign up.

Information: Tom Dabrowski, tomdabrowski@yahoo.com or 208-263-6854