Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail difficult/impossible to navigate:Trees down across trail,
Difficult stream crossing(s),
Muddy or wet trail,
Overgrown in places,
Mud/Rock slide or washout.
Road
Snow and ice on roadBugs
No bugsSnow
Trail snow-covered at times - gear and expertise recommended
This is more of a road report, since I didn't actually make it anywhere.
Snow starts on the road FS 4330 about a mile before Scatter creek. Some higher clearance vehicles can drive over it, but not my corolla, so I decided to stop and walk the road. I'm glad I did, because just a few minutes later I have encountered a couple of high clearance trucks stuck.
Scatter creek trail seems to be not too obvious even in the best of conditions and it is a bit of a mess now. It starts being basically a shallow lake, all lower part of the trail is under water from the snowmelt. Than it is a mess of blowdowns on top of blowdowns. Solid snow after about a mile. I've walked up only about 1.5 miles/1200 feet gain and gave up.
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