The Nadeau Trail – Within a Bureau of Land Management Special Recreation Management Area on the east side of the Argus Range in western Panamint Valley, the 28 mile Nadeau Trail abounds with off-highway vehicle, wilderness hiking, and backpacking opportunities for history seekers and desert recreationists. The Nadeau Trail is one of 28 new "trails" added to the "National Trails System" in 18 states.
The Nadeau Trail has been designated as a National Recreation Trail recently by Ridgecrest BLM. This is a favorite area of E. Clampus Waagus. Along this route are a number of very sensitive historical and natural resources that BLM Ridgecrest frequently reminds us that they are trying to protect (assumedly FROM the public at large? certainly from the frequent vandals that continue to roam the desert area). Now they come out with this...curious.