south siskiyou trail stewardship -
a community driven effort
You love trails. So do we.
South Siskiyou Trail Stewardship is a coordinated effort between key agencies, organizations and businesses in South Siskiyou County to bring consistent, quality trail maintenance to our growing network of trails.
The South Siskiyou Trail Stewardship project launched in October 2024 with a focus on planning for and funding a regular stewardship program to maintain and enhance the growing Gateway Trail System. Our volcanic soils require frequent maintenance to repair and rehabilitate sections that are impacted by use. Trail maintenance is primarily done through coordinated volunteer work days that are led by SORA in partnership with the Mt. Shasta Trail Association, Bike Shasta, Shasta Gravity Adventures, The Fifth Season, Trail Labs and the USFS Shasta McCloud Management Unit. We pool resources, staff and volunteers to get trail work done, primarily in the spring and fall when soil moisture allows for meaningful, lasting trail work.
TRAIL STATUS AND REPORT CONDITIONS FORM
Gateway Trail System Trail Status updates as of
1 March 2025
Closed trails:
• Bear Springs below the railroad tracks (not completed)
• all of the trails in the Learning Zone (construction completed, not signed off by Forest Service, anticipated opening late fall 2024)
• Magma (under construction, anticipated opening summer 2025)
• Deadwood (under construction, anticipated opening summer 2025)
Report a trail issue: click here to report any type of trail issue you’ve encountered on trails in South Siskiyou County
2025 Trail Stewardship plan and goals
In 2025, Trail Stewardship partners will continue to hold volunteer trail maintenance days in support of completing the construction of the Gateway Phase II build out (completion anticipated in late 2026). Trail stewardship workdays will also perform maintenance of features and trail segments impacted by users and forest health activities. Additionally, MSTA will lead volunteer days to install signs as the signage in the old Gateway System is replaced with the same type of signage in the new Gateway Phase II trails. Other volunteer trail days will be aimed at cutting brush to improve line of sight and safety for all users.
Trail Labs is working to complete Magma and Deadwood in the spring and early summer of 2025. When construction is complete, the USFS will inspect those trails and complete the Trail Management Objective Plan for those trails, which allow them to be formally opened.
Goals for 2025 Trail Stewardship Season:
host two volunteer work days per month, in support of current construction or to perform maintenance activities
partner with USFS to host activities on National Trail Day on June 7th
support trail repairs and maintenance after trail events