[pct-l] Re: Sierra City to Belden/Belden to Old Station

[wandering_bob at comcast.net (Bob Bankhead)]

Contact the Hat Creek Resort, just off the trail and next to the Old Station 
Post Office and gas station/store.restaurant.   530-335-7044. They may let 
you park a car there. There is NO public transportation in Sierra City, 
Belden, or Old Station.


Wandering Bob

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JoPH" <joph@piedmontbsa.org>
To: "Pct-L@Mailman.Backcountry.Net" <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>; 
<Lonetrail@aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2005 10:56 AM
Subject: [pct-l] Re: Sierra City to Belden/Belden to Old Station


> Lonetrail and Ralph
>
> Thank you for this info-we plan to be out 4 or 5 days. Do you (or anyone
> else on the list serve) know anything about the parking situation at Old
> Station where we plan to go later? Thanks
> Chips
>
> Message: 18
> Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2005 17:43:07 EDT
> From: Lonetrail@aol.com
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Re: Sierra City to Belden/Belden to Old Station
> To: rbalcorn@gmail.com, pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net
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>
> Hi
>
> We parked at a small motel in town on the left side of street going into
> town. They charge about 20 for about 12 days. We hitched a ride with out
> trouble. Good little restaurant in town as far as little towns go.
>
> Lonetrail
>
> We  didn't park at Sierra City or Beldon, so just my observations:
> Sierra City  - I would not park at the trailhead. There is just room 
> enough
> to pull  onto the shoulder. We walked around this very small town, and it
> looked  like there is parking on side streets. You could ask at the store.
> It
> is a  mile and a half up 49 to the trail, and we couldn't get a hitch,
> though
>
> someone picked us up coming down. If you are leaving the day you arrive
> there, drop your stuff at the trail and have one person park the car in
> town
> and walk back just carrying water. We started walking from town at  6:30am
> and were on top by 11:30 or so. It's a gradual climb, the 1st part  is
> shaded.
>
> At Beldon there is a trailhead parking lot on beyond the  Beldon Town 
> Resort
> towards the trail maybe 1/4+ miles. Don't know how  secure it is. This is 
> an
> old funky resort, way past its prime. They have a  "biker days" event
> towards
> the end of July, and that matches my image of  the resort perfectly. Fun
> though, and we really enjoyed our couple of  hours there in the bar 
> getting
> food, beer, and chatting with the  thru-hikers there.
> --
> Ralph  Alcorn
> http://www.backpack45.com/camino2.html
> aka timecheck and  backpack45
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