[pct-l] Pct-L Digest, Vol 72, Issue 26

[Hikin' Jim]

 Ron:

That's exactly right.  The PCT is in fact open from Paradise Corner (mile
152) to the junction with the Cedar Springs Trail (mile 162.6).  It's
important to note that Cedar Springs itself is closed and that the PCT
remains closed from the Cedar Spgs Trl Jct (PCT mile 162.6) to the Little
Tahquitz Valley Jct (PCT mile 177), but you can exit the PCT via the Cedar
Spgs Trl to the west to Morris Ranch Road.  You can then walk down Morris
Ranch Road to Hwy 74 and hitch hike or walk into Idyllwild where you can
pick up the PCT again via the South Ridge Trail.  There's no good
alternative to the road walk that I can think of.

HJ


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> Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2013 21:44:35 -0800
> From: Ron Graybill <rgraybill44 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l]  San Jacinto Area PCT Closure: Mile 152 or 162?
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> According to the Forest Service map of 11-12-13 which Dan Welch linked to,
> it appears that the trail closure in the San Jacinto Area does not begin at
> Highway 74, which would be Mile 152, but much closer to Mile 162, right
> about where the Cedar Springs Trail crosses the PCT. That might mean those
> of us who are doing small section hikes could get onto or off the PCT via
> the Cedar Springs Trail.
> See: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5440813.pdf.
> Ron "Slo Charger" Graybill