Trail Maintenance Issue

Portion Middle Fork San Joaquin Bridge Detour Trail Destroyed

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By: Stefan Gogosha
September 30th, 2024

Forest clearing activities on September 21st 2024 destroyed a portion of the Middle Fork San Joaquin Bridge Detour Trail. The crew conducting the forest clearing used a tracked vehicle which chewed up the soil destroying the trail and leaving the soil uneven and very loose. The section runs from the Minaret Summit Rd crossing, past Pumice Flat campground, almost to the Soda Springs campground entrance road. The damage becomes intermittent as you approach the Soda Springs campground road.

Confusing trail in san jacinto peak

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By: Antoine PAVY
September 24th, 2024

In June 9 2024, I was going back to the junction between pvt and san jacinto peak trail (mile 185.7). I was descending around .5 mole to the junction (I was in the san jacinto peak trail) The trail was not very clear and I ended in a false trail. It was a steepy and bushy descent. It didnt looks very dangerous but not safe either so I continued to the pct during around 20/30 minutes. I ended safe but wanted to report this, because I heard recently that a hiker fell to his death in the san jacinto area because of a false trail too. Not the same that mine from.what I know. But it seemed legit to report my story.

Damaged trail – mile 449 – to underpass

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By: Cuz
September 24th, 2024

I was there in early May. It was a terrible part of the trail from mile 449 just after the top going down to the underpass to Vasquez Rocks.
The trail was the worst I have seen on the desert section. Totally damaged with big holes made by horses right on trail and erosion on the sides of the trail, also from horses. Really really bad. These holes could break an ankle on hikers. Especially if they hike in the dark.

PCT south from Tamarack Trailhead to Wet Meadows

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By: Megan M.
August 1st, 2024

Message I rode my horse on the PCT south from Tamarack Trailhead to Wet Meadows yesterday. There are a number of trees across the trail and user created trails to get around them. I was specifically concerned about a tree which has fallen along the trail at a stream crossing. 38.61039, -119.88997 are the coordinates of the pin I dropped. My concern is the erosion happening when equestrians drop down a soft steep bank to cross the stream. It is also very unsafe for the horses and riders. We tried to find an alternate crossing point however there was nothing else available.

Unsafe for horses

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By: Ray Drasher
July 23rd, 2024

After coming out of tunnel under 14 freeway heading north bound there is a dangerous rock cropping shortly after that requires a horse to go up a slanted rock cropping at an angle and several horses have fallen there and riders injured. It is being looked at but will be some time before repairs will be done. There is another traIL FOR HORSES TO USE TO GO AROUND BUT IT HAS BEEN TOTALLY OVER GROWN DUE TO EXCESSIVE RAIN.