[pct-l] Trail Closed at Belden

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Well, that wasn't my road walk. It was a copy-and-paste from someone  
else. I got a ride last year. My feet could not tolerate that much  
road walking.

Diane

On May 14, 2009, at 7:58 PM, AsABat wrote:

> You shouldn't need that much road walking. In the past there's been a
> detour up Indian Creek I think that rejoins the PCT near Poison Spring
> IIRC.
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com
>> [mailto:diane at santabarbarahikes.com]
>> Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2009 7:44 PM
>> To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Trail Closed at Belden
>>
>> That's a bummer it's still closed. I was hoping to complete that this
>> year. Here are the directions from a former email to the list for the
>> road walk for those who wish to keep their hike a continuous foot-
>> journey:
>>
>>> Starting at Belden Town Resort:
>>>
>>> Hike EAST on highway 70 for 1.5 miles until you reach Caribou
>>> Crossroads Store (the same store that is in Yogi's book).  This is
>>> a very busy road (when it is open!), so be careful.
>>>
>>> Turn LEFT on the paved road (light traffic).  Walk 8 miles.
>>>
>>> Turn LEFT at the signed junction to Butt Lake [this is not a typo.
>>> make your own jokes.] Continue about 5 miles on the dirt road to
>>> Butt Lake.  There are many roads in this area, but stay on the most
>>> heavily-used
>>>  one and you should end up at the lake.
>>>
>>> Continue north along the dirt road on the east shore of Butt Lake.
>>> You will pass two campgrounds.  The second one is your last source
>>> of water until you reach Stover Camp on the PCT in about 15 miles.
>>> After the second campground, your route becomes paved.  Stay on the
>>> paved road until you can SEE highway 89, then turn LEFT on the last
>>> logging road before the highway.  It is about 10 miles from the
>>> south end of Butt Lake to the highway.
>>>
>>> Follow this road, which is almost never out of sight/sound of the
>>> highway, until you reach highway 36. (about 7 more miles)
>>>
>>> Turn LEFT on highway 36.  Hike about 4-5 miles to the PCT marker.
>>> There is lots of fast traffic here, but the shoulder is halfway
>>> decent.
>>>
>>> This is not the shortest route (there is a maze of logging roads in
>>> this area), but it should be easy to follow.
>>>
>>> There should be a Google map of the Butt Valley route at: http://
>>> snipurl.com/2u98c
>>
>>
>> Maybe the powers that be reopen it before most of us get there?
>>
>> Another alternative for those who aren't so purist: Apparently some
>> people hitched to Quincy and spent a few days at the High Sierra
>> Music Festival before hitching to Chester. It's a 4 day music
> festival.
>>
>> Diane/Piper
>>
>>
>> On May 14, 2009, at 7:04 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>>> Good question. I know a lot of hikers plan on picking up last year's
>>> 100-mile fire closure, and this sure puts a damper on those plans
>>> (including mine!).
>>>
>>> What's he's talking about: On the PCTA Trail Conditions page:
>>>
>>> 5/12/2009
>>>  The PCT is closed from Belden, Hwy 70 crossing, north for
>>> approximately
>>> 5 miles to the Plumas--Lassen National Forest boundaries due to last
>>> year's fires, extensive blow down and poor trail conditions.
>>>
>>> All I found on the Plumas NF website was a closure order from August
>>> saying the trail was closed until the fire was "suppressed," with
> that
>>> orders still "in effect."
>>> http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/plumas/forest_orders/orders/
>>> 08/10_08_forest_orde
>>> r_pct.pdf
>>>
>>>
>>> AsABat
>>>
>>>> Does anyone know how long the trail north out of Belden is going
>>>> to be
>>>> closed and has an alternate rout been established.
>>
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