[pct-l] San Jacinto re-route - tram from Palm Springs?

[Halfmile]

Gretta

>From the tram you can hike about 5 miles SW to Saddle Junction (pct
mile 179) or you can take the Wellman Divide trail  about 4 miles and
meet the PCT about 1.8 miles N of Saddle Junction.

A map of the San Jacinto state park can be downloaded here:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/pages/636/files/MtSanJacintoSPmap.pdf

My map of PCT Section B can be downloaded here. My map includes many
of the trails, but stops about a mile W of the tram.
http://www.pctmap.net/download/p/mapdl.html

The Tom Harrison Map of the San Jacinto Wilderness it pretty good, and
could be purchased at many sporting goods stores.

Another option -- I have a map of a detour around the fire to the west
from Paradise Cafe to Idyllwild that several hikers have successfully
hiked.

http://www.pctmap.net/pctdownloads/sanjac_detour_map.zip

http://mailman.backcountry.net/pipermail/pct-l/2008-May/017566.html

http://postholer.com/journal/viewJournal.php?sid=af3041cc64be4a9c85e9201f86ebeb3d&entry_id=2358

-Halfmile

On Wed, May 7, 2008 at 4:24 PM, Ziggy Bean <ziggybean at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Some friends of mine are hiking the trail this year and they are planning their route around the San Jacinto fire. They'd like to take the tram from Palm Springs and were told that trails leading from the upper tram station connect with the PCT but they don't know exactly where on the PCT. Does anyone have a map or know about what mile marker the tram trails cross the PCT?
>
>  Here's their email to me:
>
>  We are planning our route around the Mt S J fire closure. Devil's slide trailintersects the PCT at about mile 168. We are considering taking the tram fromPalm Springs instead. Trails leading from the upper tram station connect withthe PCT, but we don't know exactly where. Can you please tell us the PCT mileat which the tram trail would intersect the PCT?
>
>  Thanks!
>  Greta
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