Im a newbie on this board, so If you've been on the Hang'n Tree trail, Ive likely met you and dont know you by user name. I have chatted with harken on this subject on Pirate bb. this is my first post here.
Im from Ephraim, we arent really a 4x4 club, just a bunch of guys that have wheeled with each other for over a decade, mostly in moab and cedar city. we have spent the past three years building the hanging tree trail, and yes it is on private property. we secured permission a few years ago to run this trail and it crosses over three land owners properties. and we have struggled to keep permission on all three lands. The trail is gated now at both the top and the bottom of the trail. We lost permission to the top gate because during the hunting season last year, someone in a Jeep was caught ripping the gate down (likely a Hunter). so now when you get to the top of the trail you have to go back down the way you came. Our group did this trail last weekend, but we are nervous about bringing new wheelers on the trail until we know we are not going to lose access. wish I could bring all of you up there, Its an awesome trail, a few of us are working on buying some land up there and trying to make the trail permanent.