Trail Maintenance Issue

Upper Chipps Creek brush/ downed trees/Frog Mtn cornice

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By: Drake Stenger
June 11th, 2025

Conditions as of June 10, 2025: Chest high brush completely overgrown the trail for about three miles(~1295-1298) starting one half mile NoBo of Williams Cabin Site to just south of Sierra-Cascade Border. Cornice still blocking trail north side of Frog Mountain (1302.1). Approximately 80 down trees (most “step over”) across trail William Cabin Site to Cold Springs (1306.9).
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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.