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Forest Order - Trail 119 Closure (Chadwick Motorized Trail System)
This closure has been extended to December 31. Please read the updated order.
This closure order is to facilitate public safety during a time while a culvert is replaced.
The Chadwick Trail system offers excellent OHV access to Forest visitors. The included closure map and description defines where this work is happening. Visitors can still access a majority of the trail system there while avoiding this closure area.
Alert Start Date: September 4, 2026
Alert End Date: October 6, 2026
Order Number: 09-05-21-26-06
Contact Information
Contact Name: ACW Ranger District
Contact Number: (573) 364-4621
Contact Email: sm.fs.marktwainnf@usda.gov
Associated Documents
Forest Order
Prohibitions
Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(b), the following is prohibited on the National Forest System (NFS) trail in the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District, Mark Twain National Forest, described below and shown on the attached map incorporated into this Order as Exhibit A (the “Described Trail”):
- 1. Being on the Trail. 36 C.F.R. § 261.55(a).
Exemptions
Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:
- 1. Persons with Forest Service Permit No. FS-7700-48 (Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order), specifically exempting them from this Order or a written determination by a Forest Service authorized officer that a permit is not required under 36 C.F.R. § 251.50(e)(1) or (2).
- 2. Any Federal, State, or Local Officer, or member of an organized rescue or firefighting resource in the performance of an official duty.
Described Trail
The entirety of Forest Trail 119, within the Chadwick Motorized Trail System, beginning at the junction with Forest Trail 101, then following south for approximately one mile to the junction with Forest Trail 101.
Purpose
The purpose of this Order is to is to protect the health and safety of the public while work is conducted to remove a culvert within Forest Trail 119.
Implementation
- 1. This Order shall be in effect from September 4, 2026 through October 3, 2026, unless rescinded.
2. A map identifying the Described Trail is attached and made part of this Order as Exhibit A. For a digital version of this Order and Exhibit A, go to https://www.fs.usda.gov/r09/marktwain/alerts
3. Unless otherwise expressly defined in this Order, the terms used in this Order are defined by the regulations of the Secretary of Agriculture, 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299. If there are terms in this Order that are not expressly defined in the Order or 36 C.F.R. Chapter II, Parts 200-299, their meaning shall be determined by their plain language definitions.
4. A violation of the above prohibitions is punishable as a Class B misdemeanor by a fine of not more than $5,000 for individuals and $10,000 for organizations, or by imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551; 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.
5. Contact the Ava/Cassville/Willow Springs Ranger District in Ava, MO, (417) 683-4428, and Mark Twain National Forest Supervisor’s Office in Rolla, MO, (573) 364-4621, for more information about this Order.
6. This Order supersedes any previous Orders prohibiting the same or similar act on the same Trail.