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Mormon Battalion Trail: Scenic Trails Study
The preliminary reconaissance report on the Mormon Battalion Trail, completed in 1972, revealed that much of the route did not meet national scenic trail criteria. This was due principally to the route's locaiton being tied to a specific historic event, a more than 2000 mile march, which took place across terrtain which was found to be largely infeasible and undesirable for extended scenic trail purposes.
The reconnaisance study of the Mormon Battalion Trail ascertained that in marching from Fort Levenworth to Santa Fe the Battalion used the already established Santa Fe Trail. The Battalion, however, did not take the normal route to Santa Fe by way of Bent's Fort, but instead used the shorter reoute called the Cimarron Cutoff. The Cutoff is regarded as part of the Santa Fe Trail. The route of the Santa Fe Trail, listed in the National Trails System Act, is also being studied for national trail designation. Accordingly, the recreation evaluation for extended purposes of the Santa Fe Trail route will be made in a separate study.
This report on the Mormon Battalion Trail covers the trail-associated recreation potential of the Santa Fe, New Mexico to San Diego, California portion of the march. The historical evaluation of the Mormon Battalion's march includes the entire 2,000 mile distance from Council Bluffs, Iowa to san Diego.
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Legacy NPS Focus Record ID : 450196
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/nht/mbt_scenic_trail.pdf
01/01/1975
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