FS crews finish Suttle Lake trail improvements

The Sisters Ranger District of Deschutes National Forest said Thursday it has completed significant improvements along the Suttle Lake Trail west of Sisters.

Recently, Forest Service trail and road crews worked together to put the final touches on improvements along a section of the Suttle Lake Trail within South Shore Campground.

Failing and rotting log trail structures have been replaced with rock to create long-lasting erosion control along the trail.

Within this key watershed of the Metolius, these new rock trail structures will help stabilize the bank, preventing trail erosion into Suttle Lake, the ranger district said.

Overall, officials said the project will reduce sedimentation, benefiting water quality and the long-term maintenance of the trail.

More bank stabilization work on the trail is planned in 2019.