Lawsuit seeks to halt central Idaho hiking-biking trail
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A planned trail connecting the popular central Idaho tourist destinations of Redfish Lake and Stanley is being challenged in federal court by the owners of Sawtooth Mountain Ranch.
The lawsuit contends the plan for the 4.4-mile trail for pedestrians, cyclists, horseback riders and snowmobilers has "numerous flaws and illegalities," including failing to do a study on the environmental impacts of the trail.
The legal action filed April 9 says the trail would cut across about a mile and a half of Sawtooth Mountain Ranch and asks the court to set aside a 2017 Forest Service decision approving the trail.
Officials say Sawtooth National Forest has a conservation easement deed dating to 2005 that allows a trail 30 feet (9 meters) wide to cross the private property.
Read more: https://www.idahostatejournal.com/news/state/lawsuit-seeks-to-halt-central-idaho-hiking-biking-trail/article_10c61064-7ee3-5cb7-b000-a45c6b9da2f9.html