[pct-l] Holcomb Creek crossing Detour

[Shutterbug steiner]

Since the trail is closed in that area and no one has officially designated the reroute you will get no clear answers..  As for water -- I'd not be concerned with H20 middle May.  We have had a nice winter and snow will still be melting, Holcomb creek will be roaring, and springs will be flowing.  I'd be more concerned with erosion and route finding.  I doubt whether the Trail Gorillas or the Forest Service will be about to get in to even evaluate the situation until later this spring.
   
  Sorry for the ambigquity - I live near there and the word presently is that things are still closed.
   
  Go to the source and Call
  Big Bear Ranger Station
41397 North Shore Drive, Highway 38
P.O. Box 290
Fawnskin, CA 92333
(909) 382-2790 (voice)
(909) 866-3233 (TTY)


Will M <jalan04 at gmail.com> wrote:
  Sorry, I'm a little confused. Do you have the mile markers for this
detour. My nearest calculation has a 20 mile section of trail being
rerouted to 30 miles for a net gain of 10 miles. I know I'm off but I'm not
sure where.

What's the water situation in that 30 mile stretch? I'm planning to do a
section at the beginning of May so I'm trying to figure out the logistics.

Thanks


On 3/18/08, Shutterbug steiner wrote:
>
> Actually it this area is officially still closed. They will be working on
> the detour as soon as the snow melts which hopefully will be before the Thru
> hiking season.
>
> Here is the C/P from the SBNF website.
>
> Pacific Crest Trail - Big Bear Area- The PCT will remain closed from the
> 3N16/Holcomb Creek crossing on the west side (approx. 2 miles northeast of
> Crab Flats), to 2N09 (Polique Canyon Rd.) . Little Bear Springs trail camp
> is closed to public use, due to Butler 2 Fire.* *A PCT trail reroute is
> being developed.
>
> There is a myriad of dirt roads between Polique Canyon and Crab Flats but
> my guess of reroute would be most likely be to the south
> 2N09
> 2n71
> 3n12
> 3n14
> 3n93
>
> or to the north
> 2n09
> 3n16
> 3n08
> 3n14
> 3n97
> 3n16
>
> Both of these reroutes would be through the burn area and would be
> adding 20 or 30 miles with the middles getting near the PCT near Little Bear
> Springs. Hopefully they will have the PCT open by mid May when the thruers
> get here.
>
> If I was a betting man I'd guess they's choose the Southern Route to keep
> the hikers closer to civilization but since I am not a betting man I'd say
> there will be zero enforcement and most will stay on the PCT.
>
> SB
>
> *Will M * wrote:
>
> I noticed that the Water eport has a detour listed around the Holcomb
> creek
> area. Does anyone know if this detour is still in effect and how much
> mileage it adds to the trail.
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