Trail from Tamarack to San Jac

[grumble]

I have an older map that shows a trail from the Tamarack trail camp going northwest to intersect the trail to the summit just below Miller Peak. However, I have read that this trail is "closed" or no longer in use. Has anyone been on tis trail? If so, what is the condition...overgrown, hard to follow,etc??

I am trying to put together a loop hike from Tamarack to Cornell to San Jac and then back to Tamarack to camp. Can someone point me to a GPS route that I might download?

Thanks in advance for your advice...this board is full of great info!

[scottmac]

I found myself on this trail on a recent trip down from the summit (April, with snow obscuring some of the main trail back to Wellman). I tried to follow it up but lost it, then I followed it down and lost it near the Tamarack campground, but did locate the campground and proceeded to Round Valley campground.

Here is some info from last year ...

http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic. ... t=tamarack

[grumble]

Thanks for the info. You have once again provided an entertaining and well written account of your hike...a cautionary tale indeed!

Pete

[SanJack]

The Tamarack Trail is overgrown but passable. Not "closed." Wear pants.

[Hikin_Jim]

Findable? Well, yes and no.

Read: http://www.mtsanjacinto.info/viewtopic.php?t=340&start=0

[Rumpled]

On my little hike to SJ on Sunday, I brought along a copy of a USGS map with this trail and a state park map without this trail. I also had a map with GPS track where a group did ~7 peaks in one day using part of that trail. (Got that from summitpost I think?)
I'd considered using that trail on the return to make a loop; but based upon Ellen and others' reports here - I decided not to.

I'd waypointed from the USGS map the spot of the trail junction on my GPS. When I got to that location; there was a duck there and a faint trail heading down what is to become Long Valley Creek.

I'm curious as well and might check it out if/when I make another trip there.

[halhiker]

On my little hike to SJ on Sunday, I brought along a copy of a USGS map with this trail and a state park map without this trail. I also had a map with GPS track where a group did ~7 peaks in one day using part of that trail. (Got that from summitpost I think?)
I'd considered using that trail on the return to make a loop; but based upon Ellen and others' reports here - I decided not to.

I'd waypointed from the USGS map the spot of the trail junction on my GPS. When I got to that location; there was a duck there and a faint trail heading down what is to become Long Valley Creek.

I'm curious as well and might check it out if/when I make another trip there.

Whoa. There's a duck up there? I must rid the wilderness of this abomination.