The TRTA hosted volunteer workdays throughout the early part of the summer to rehabilitate areas of the trail that were damaged by the 2021 Caldor Fire. There was a 2.5-mile stretch near Echo Summit that suffered the impacts of this devastating wildfire. In addition, a stretch of trail near Echo Lake accessible via the upper parking lot at Echo Chalet needed serious repair as the trail was hard to follow. Efforts to suppress fire from firefighters and other emergency personnel also left some of these areas scarred by dozer lines. The TRTA along with partners worked to repair the landscape and ensure the trail experience was restored in all of the above areas to its natural state.
