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Any updates?  Any information about how a person can get involved in this would be appreciated, especially as it relates to the Arizona section. 

Congress passed the National Scenic/Historic/Recreation Trails Act in March 2009.  The Act instructs the Dept of the Interior to study the potential inclusion of the Great Western Trail into the National Scenic Trail network over three years.  For inclusion in that network many features are studied, among which are potential trail usage, routes and condition of existing trail, scenic features, and very importantly, the existence and effectiveness of volunteer organizations for maintenance of the trail.  We, the users of the Great Western Trail, need to be effectively organized in order that we can present ourselves as the stewards of this great trail.  What about it GWTA?

Status Update! We have an internet home on a fast server now. The gwt.org site will get a complete update this summer and the GWTA plans on a membership drive to support the trail efforts.
We all are working with limited resources and any help from any source is very welcome.
Thank You for supporting the Greatest Trail on Earth.

I'll be attempting it this fall with a few buddies.  Let me know how it goes.

Hopefully this will be the practice run for an Alaska to Argentina run in a few years.

what types of files are these?

I am getting a group together to possibly do this run in the fall, what are the best maps?  Should I just get he USGS maps for the area and put together the track myself? 

My journey has begun.  If you can help, please let me know.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=563766

Hi Leafninja,

I am hiking north to south through Utah this coming fall, and I was wondering if you completed the hike you laid out in your .gpx files.  Any info on the validity of the maps, quality of the trail, resupply, etc would be highly appreciated.  I had been laying out my hike, and the trails are almost the exact same as yours, but knowing how unreliable the forest service/USGS maps are, I would prefer to have a recent take on the area.

Greetings to all;
I am a new member who engages in sane ATV trail riding with respect for the land. Living in Wisconsin, I have access to several thousand miles of trails for ATV's only
with the exception of snowmobile use in the winter on a few.  Most trails run through forest land with a variety of soils underneath. As a good portion of the state was glaciated, so we have rocky terrain also. My machines are Kawasaki Brute Force,Yamaha and Polaris.

One of the reasons that I began riding the ATVS was because my lifelong passion (at least 47 years of driving them) for Willys Jeeps was no longer working out. The state had very few trails and many of them in the Nicolet National  forest were being closed due to environmental concerns. I just wanted to say that it is great that this Great Western Trail system exists and while I may never get a chance to ride on it, it is really important for everyone to assist in its care and preservation.
Also,If anyone has an interest in the Willys Jeep (or any Jeeps) I maintain a site of information and imagery for them. Feel free to visit me at: www.willysjeep.com

Thanks for listening

Any updates to report?

Anybody have any files from their GPS yet?