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retrofit
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 Posted: Tue Feb 02,2010 9:59pm Post subject: Main Divide Road - track? |
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Hello,
Was looking at Backcountry Adventures's South Coast #18 - Main Divide Road.
Anyone take it before? Thoughts?
AND does anyone have a track from it? I have the 17 waypoints from the book, but would love to have the actual route.
thanks
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karstic
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02,2010 11:08pm Post subject: |
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Call the Silverado District of the CNF to make sure that it is open.
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Rumpled
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 9:05am Post subject: |
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I've been on it off and on over the last 20 years or so.
Called the recording this morning and all gates are closed. So is Wildomar.
It's common for them to close the gates after a good storm and not open them all winter, sometimes they take a few years to repair all the storm damage.
They used to have toad closures from like April to September; but seem to have ended those.
They also like to close the gates during high fire danger.
Generally, I think they just like to close the gates.
I think I have a track of a drive from Maple Springs (Silverado) to Ortega Hwy at home.
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retrofit
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 9:42am Post subject: |
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thanks for the locked gate warning. I assume that there are gates all Indian Truck Trail too?
Here is what i am attempting to do: Have a cache buddy coming in from Dallas. Two years ago we did the route above pasidena.
As he is flying into JohnWayne Sunday morning we have 2/3 of a day before work on monday. I was attemptng to find a caching activity that wasnt just drive around in urban settings.
Ideas or suggestions?
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RANTAN
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 10:04am Post subject: |
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| Rumpled wrote: |
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Huh... ?  |
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karstic
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 11:13am Post subject: |
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| RANTAN wrote: |
| Rumpled wrote: |
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Huh... ? |
Santiago Creek is habitat for the Arroyo Toad, a species listed as Endangered. Maple Springs Road crosses Santiago creek in a few places. The creek crossings are now concrete, prior to that they were natural and the road would get closed under the ESA.
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retrofit
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 11:28am Post subject: |
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| dam toads wreck everything. might someone have a suggestion that of someplace interesting that might not be toad infested? |
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karstic
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 11:43am Post subject: |
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| retrofit wrote: |
| dam toads wreck everything. might someone have a suggestion that of someplace interesting that might not be toad infested? |
Maple Springs isn't closed currently due to the Arroyo Toad. CNF's "policy" is pretty much lock the gates when it starts raining and maybe we'll unlock them in spring.
How far are you willing to travel? That will dictate what we can suggest.
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retrofit
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| I am picking him up from john wayne around 11-noon. we have till midnight-ish that day... so distance is not an issue, but driving to far reduces daylight and would rather not be off road on an unknown road much after dark. techinical should be low. thanks |
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RANTAN
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 1:15pm Post subject: |
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| karstic wrote: |
| RANTAN wrote: |
| Rumpled wrote: |
| "toad closures" |
Huh... ? |
Santiago Creek is habitat for the Arroyo Toad, a species listed as Endangered. Maple Springs Road crosses Santiago creek in a few places. The creek crossings are now concrete, prior to that they were natural and the road would get closed under the ESA. |
Huh... ?
LMAO... I just thought Jim mis-typed "road closures".  |
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Rumpled
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03,2010 5:02pm Post subject: |
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Indian Truck Trail has had the gates at top and bottom closed for some weeks now; even before the most recent storms.
Here's a link to STR a MTB forum with some recent conditions on Blackstar Road. It's closed to normal traffic; but there are some pics of Main Divide and it's conditions should be similar to Blackstar.
http://www.socaltrailriders.org/forum/trail-conditions/47242-blackstar-conditions-merged-threads.html
karstic - Thanks for the info on the toads. I didn't realize the road construction was the reason for the removal of closures.
Randy - I didn't mistype that one. Some others, maybe. |
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DanGarion
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In case anyone cares, Main Divide is open now. We drove up Maple Springs then took Main Divide to the first communications towers (right near Modjeska Peak) to break in the new truck.
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