NOBO/Mile 20.3 There is an old steel pipe/culvert that has corroded away resulting in a 12″wide x 24″deep x 8′ long hole across the trail. The grass is grown up on the trail here and it is very hard to see the hole (can easily be missed). This is an extreme danger to hikers and to horses.
Please read our Alert page for details:
Access from the Jawbone Canyon OHV area (where Jawbone Canyon Road meets Highway 14) into the backcountry has been closed by washouts. This affects access to PCT trailheads via the east from Jawbone Canyon Road as far north as Kelso Valley Road. Access to the area from the west, via the paved segment of Kelso Valley Road, is unaffected.
Also, Bird Spring Canyon Road, sc120, is now so badly rutted out on the west side that approaching the trail from that side is not recommended (even with high clearance vehicles) except to experienced off-road drivers. Access to the PCT via Bird Spring Canyon Road from the east, from Highway 14, is unaffected.
Snow Creek Road to north of Interstate 10. While this section of trail is passable, it contains numerous washouts. Some to step over and many to walk around. Numerous posts have been washed away.
From mile 2416 to 2429 going Sobo there’s no trail anymore. The erosion and land slides makes it hard to navigate through what there is left of this section. On the last 5 or 6 miles you’ll have to cross mission creek countless times to finally make it back to the trail.
Tropical storm Hilary caused significant damage to Forest Road 1N02 near the entrance off SR38 and at the intersection of 1N02 & 1N05. At this point, vehicular access to the PCT at the Coon Creek Jump-off and Fish Creek trailhead parking probably will be closed for some time.
PCTA has received reports of poor water quality at Golden Oaks Spring. We encourage people to use caution and filter or treat water sources along the PCT.
There are at least 3 severe trail washouts between miles 195 and about 198. I did not take note of the exact mileage.