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From YouTube: After the Flood OSMP's Trail System
Description
In the wake of the historic flood, the Open Space and Mountain Parks (OSMP) Department, along with hundreds of volunteers, repaired miles of trails and numerous trailheads. However, some trails sustained so much damage during the flood, they require substantial repair efforts in order for OSMP to reopen them to the public. Here's a look at those trails. http://osmp.org
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Over
the
eons
rainfall
and
flooding
have
helped
to
shape
the
boulder
landscapes
we
all
know
and
love
in
September
flooding
once
again
reshape
the
land
around
us.
This
time,
however,
flooding
damaged
almost
every
single
city
of
older
trail
when
the
rain
fall
on
the
flooding
receded.
The
city
of
boulders,
open
space
and
mountain
parks
department,
along
with
hundreds
of
volunteers,
went
to
work
to
rebuild
battered
trails
and
trail
heads
as
a
result
of
all
the
hard
work
about.
Ninety
six
percent
of
boulders
trail
system
is
now
open.
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However,
some
trail
sustains
so
much
damage
from
the
flood.
They
require
major
repair
efforts
in
order
for
open
space
and
mountain
parks
to
reopen
them
to
the
public.
One
of
those
trails
is
royal
arch,
which
is
one
of
boulders,
most
famous
trails.
Here's
an
image
of
the
fame
trail
before
the
September
flood
and
here's
how
the
same
area
fared
in
the
wake
of
a
historic
event.
Currently
Royal
Arch
is
open.
Space
and
mountain
parks
most
damaged
trail,
and
it
is
impassable
in
some
places.
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Right
now,
the
department
is
working
with
the
climbing
community
to
develop
options
for
repairing
the
trail
to
the
west
of
Royal.
Arch
is
the
upper
saddle
rock
trail.
It
remains
closed
because
massive
amounts
of
flood
related
debris
still
lie
on
top
of
it.
Currently
open
space
and
mountain
parks
is
planning
to
work
on
the
trail
to
get
it
reopened.
A
Chapman
drive
west
of
downtown
boulder
is
a
critical
emergency
access
for
first
responders,
but
it
is
currently
unusable
as
a
road
open
space
and
mountain
parks
is
working
with
an
engineer
to
develop
a
reconstruction
plan
for
the
road.
The
September
flood
destroyed,
substantial
sections
of
asphalt
along
Gregory,
Canyon,
Road,
open
space
and
mountain
parks
is
developing
a
plan
to
remake
the
road
into
a
gravel
lane.
The
east
boulder
white
rocks
trail
east
of
Boulder
also
remains
closed.
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That's
because
flood
water
completely
washed
out
a
section
of
the
trail
as
this
video
shows
rebuilding
in
the
wake
of
the
historic
flood
has
been
incredibly
challenging
for
communities
and
governments
along
Colorado's
Front,
the
city
of
boulders,
open
space
and
mountain
parks.
Department
thanks
older
residents,
along
with
citizens
and
surrounding
communities,
for
all
their
assistance,
in
helping
us
to
rebuild
and
recover
from
the
sep
tember
flood.