[pct-l] driveability of Seiad Creek Rd

[Janette Storer]

Janette Storer


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as this is close to where I am planning on hiking this summer I would love to see the picture, but it says it is password protected?

Message: 8
Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:52:40 -0700
From: "Deems" <losthiker at sisqtel.net>
Subject: [pct-l] Drivability of Seiad Creek Rd (48N20) to PCT (mile
    1677.25)
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The Cook n' Green Pass road as we locals know it is passable by a car. You 
may have to roll an occasional rock off the road tho. It looked fine when I 
drove up it in Jan2012 for my 37th full moon hike. However, it has never 
been recognized as a PCT section;  it's vaguely at best an alternate 
shortcut route.  The Devils climb trail from Hwy96 to Kangaroo Springs is a 
very old trail and has been the original PCT for many decades long before I 
first hiked it in 1976.
http://www.pbase.com/losthiker/image/72979837
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some people posted about driving up the Seiad Creek Rd to the PCT to avoid
the steep climb out of Seiad Valley.  My wife and I are planning on doing
some section hiking this summer and this option is appealing.  I have
traveled back country forest service roads before and understand they
usually are full of potholes; but how drivable is this road?  Can a normal
road car make it or does it require a high road clearance car?

thanks,
Dennis 




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First of all I hope I did better is trimming the fat out of my reply for this post :)

To "Deems" aka losthiker~