[pct-l] Black Mountain Alternate

[Melanie Clarke]

Sit in that coffee shop by the wildlife woodcarved statue.  The locals seem
to come in there to hang out.  When you see one, ask if they can give you a
ride or $20+ or whatever.  The PCT crossing is a long way up.  It is easy
to miss so I recommend a GPS to locate it.  Since you're winding around a
mountain, the GPS will pick it up off and on around the mountain.

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On Wed, Mar 23, 2016 at 11:30 AM, Cox Mail <allen.swanson at cox.net> wrote:

> Brick is right, but it's a long way to the forest road so I got a ride.
> Lots of nice people in Idyllwild will help you out. It's 8.9 miles along
> highway 243, then 1.8 miles up the dirt road to the closed gate. Then six
> miles of walking to the place where the PCT crosses Forest Road 4S01 the
> Black Mountain Trail.
>
> Halfmile has a good map that shows the alternate. Guthooks app also shows
> it.
>
> Hikingsolo
>
>
> On Mar 22, 2016, at 2:36 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com> wrote:
>
> 2016-03-22 12:01 GMT-07:00 CClark <dr_carolyn at yahoo.com>:
> >
> > Could you describe the Black Mountain alternate?I haven't seen a
> description of that, but it sounds like a good backup plan.
>
> You walk down the main road north out of Idllywild 243, and then take
> the Black Mtn Trail, and the forest road to Black Mountain Campground,
> where the PCT descends from Fuller Ridge.
>
> Here is how google maps says to go https://goo.gl/uV7bJr
>
>
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