An important leg of the Colorado Trail will be closed beginning in August. A seven-mile stretch through Waterton Canyon, part of Segment 1, will be closed from Aug. 2-Dec. 3 and Feb. 28-Dec. 31, 2011 so a Denver Water contractor can dredge the Strontia Springs Reservoir. The reservoir contains more than a million cubic yards of sediment, remaining from the 2006 Hayman fire. The project requires heavy machinery and equipment.
Waterton Canyon will be closed as follows:
– Monday, Aug. 2, 2010 until Sunday, Dec. 3, 2010
– Monday, Feb. 28, 2011 until Saturday, Dec. 31, 2011
Both the parking lot at the canyon entrance and the canyon will be closed. The next closest access to CT Segment 1 is via the Indian Creek Trailhead on Colorado Highway 67, 10.5 miles west of Sedalia.
For more information, go to the Colorado Trail website, or Denver Water .
– Deb Acord
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