06/30/2025: Effective immediately, the Combs trestle is closed to horses while we re-deck it over the next few days. This is the narrow trestle just north of Fruitvale, south of Starkey. We will remove this post as soon as it has been repaired and we will also keep you updated on Facebook. All other users, please proceed with extreme caution and avoid this trestle if possible.
It is with the greatest sorrow that we announce the passing of Barb McGann. Barb has been an integral part of the trail for over 20 years, serving as director, treasurer, president and champion, but most of all she was our friend, and she will be greatly missed. A memorial bench has been ordered by the endurance community and will be placed this fall at Thousand Springs, near Barb's mother's bench.
06/01/2025: We are in full repair mode right now, redecking trestles, spraying weeds, improving the surface, fixing gates and gate posts, and more. Because of the lack of rain, we still haven't been able to compact the trail but as soon as we get a good storm, we are prepared to do that. We are still struggling with significant rock fall in the canyon between Presley and Midvale but hikers, bikers and horses should be able to safely get through this section.
Friends of the Weiser River Trail (FWRT) is a private, nonprofit organization formed to convert the old Pacific and Idaho Northern (PIN) railroad grade from Weiser, Idaho, to Rubicon (near New Meadows, ID) into a trail for public recreation. Starting in Weiser, the 84 mile long trail passes through the towns of Midvale, Cambridge, and Council. The entire right of way was deeded to Friends of the Weiser River Trail in August 1997 by the Union Pacific Railroad under the railbanking law.
The unpaved trail includes many miles of riparian habitat, an additional 1,400 acres of wildlife habitat, and provides access to 16,000 acres of BLM and State of Idaho lands otherwise inaccessible to the public. Wildlife often seen along the trail include deer, elk, heron, bear, waterfowl, raptors and wild turkeys. The setting in the lower (southern) part of the canyon is rolling hills and open canyons topped with black lava cliffs, while the upper (northern) portion is forested. The entire length is unpaved except in the adjacent towns, and the base is rock/gravel (ballast in places).
2023 Federal Tax Return FWRT (pdf)
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