BLM TRails Project

Through partnership, this community-centered BLM Trails Project will strengthen the health, connectivity, and outdoor culture of the Teton Region while providing access for mountain bikers, hikers, and equestrians, while safeguarding access to public lands and open spaces. Guided by contemporary trail design and directional management practices, this project will create an engaging, fun, sustainable trail system in Teton Valley, Idaho.

In 2015, inspired by the prospect of a revised BLM Travel Management Plan, MBT built the AJ Linnell Memorial Trail to secure meaningful public access to BLM lands through two private easements, minutes from downtown Victor, Idaho. Finally approved in 2024, the Upper Snake East BLM Travel Management Plan designated more than seven miles of trail routes in this area as ‘non-motorized and open to e-bikes’, accessed via the AJ Linnell Memorial Trail. With strong momentum behind the project, a 10-acre parcel of land was secured by Trust for Public Lands in Fox Creek, providing a future access point and unlocking up to 12 additional miles of trail.

Delivering new trail projects like this requires years of persistence, consistent partnership, demonstrated community support, and the trust built through showing up and doing the work alongside our agency partners.

Next steps:

  • BLM Approval of new trail alignments

  • Finalize MOU agreements with the BLM

  • Secure additional funding for Phase 1-3

Thanks to the AJ Linnell Trail Fund and Family for supporting this project.

This is a collaborative project driven by Mountain Bike the Tetons, Teton Valley Trails and Pathways, and Trust for Public Lands.

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