[pct-l] Section B Hwy 74 to Idllywild Detour Routing

[marmot marmot]

I've been trying to figure out the route also in case I get time before the KO to hike from Warner Springs to Idylwild
Marmot
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> On Apr 7, 2014, at 3:42 PM, "Frederick Baier" <frederickbaier at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Aloha Good People, 
> 
> I seem to recall reading a few weeks/days back that the Forest Service and/or the PCTA is/was/were working on a 'recommend/sanctioned detour route from Hwy 74 to Idllywild. My plan is to hike up to Cedar Springs then down Morris Ranch Road to Hwy 74 on/about 6 May... track along that until Hurkey Creek. I think where it gets dicey is at Hurkey Creek CG up to Idllywild on 7 May. This is the area where I'm wondering if there'll be a designated detour/bypass route established to eliminate the need to walk up the road. I dunno, but I was thinking maybe the FS might take an interest in reducing the potential danger to hikers walking on the road--which I understand would be somewhat questionable safety-wise once one turns off onto Hwy 243. So...Question One: I've been looking at the PCTA website and it says a route has not yet been determined. Is there really an effort underway to establish a 'designated' alternate route? and Second Question: in the absence of a bonafide detour rou
> te, would it be safer to hike up Hwy 243 at night to take advantage of reduced traffic? Whew. OK, I am now steeled for the possibility of scorn, abuse, sarcasm, ridicule, joshing, teasing, etc. from the masses in the event these are interpreted as naive, dumb, or previously answered questions. Thanks!
> 
> Aloha, Fritz 
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