The main issue lately with the Ridge Route is simple on the surface but is decidedly anything but. In 2005, the County of Los Angeles vacated, albeit illegally, the portion of the Ridge Route within the Angeles National Forest. Basically, the section between Sandberg and Warm Springs Road (just north of Templin Highway). This vacation created problems with the roadway easements, which has clouded the title of the roadway. This vacation order is the main issue at hand and is the single document which puts the future of the roadway as a public highway and a maintained roadway in jeopardy. What should have been done was to “quit claim” the roadway to the Forest Service, which would have transferred the easements and right of way properly. A vacation is akin to abandoning the road, which is not what we want at all. We strongly urge you to help us right this wrong and get the roadway back to where it needs to be.
Skip to content
Ridge Route Preservation Organization
Working to protect and preserve the Scenic and Historic 1915 Ridge Route
