[pct-l] PCT Section B Questions

[Diane Soini]

The dirt road you are describing sounds like the road some of the  
hikers used to get around the Apache Peak fire closure in 2008. They  
said that they were taking a dirt road to the west of the highway. I  
believe there was private property on either side, but the road  
itself was okay to travel.

On Jan 21, 2014, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Frederick Baier <frederickbaier at hotmail.com>
> Subject: [pct-l] PCT Section B Questions
>
> Aloha,
> My planned Sept 2013 Section B trip got canx'd (no further  
> explanation to you all necessary). I'm regrouping and shooting for  
> a 4 May start from Warner Springs this year.  I'm planning to hike  
> up to Cedar Springs over the course of a few days, then down Morris  
> Ranch Road to Hwy 74. Then up the road to Hurkey CG and on into  
> Idllywild. That sound reasonable?  I'm doing my Google Earth  
> homework and it looks as if there's a dirt track/road that  
> parallels Hwy 74 just to the west of the roadway. First Question:  
> is it accessible or private? I'd like to avoid road walking as much  
> as possible, mostly for safety reasons. Second Question: best/ 
> approved route out of Idllywild back to the trail? Pros/cons of  
> South Ridge(?) vs. Devils Slide trail. I'd kinda like to hike as  
> much of the actual trail as possible, but am willing to make  
> practical accommodations. Many Mahalos!
> Aloha, Fritz
> Aiea, Hi