Road to Seven Pines trailhead open?

[DaddyLongLegs]

Can anyone confirm that the road to Seven Pines trailhead is open all the way to the trailhead? A ranger said it was, but I'm prone to double-checking.

[Backwoods]

It look's like you are coming up from OC my home county and a bit of a drive if you do have a proublem with 7 pines there are alot of trails close to there for plan B marrion mt tr is the closest and I know it's paved to the tr head and open.

[DaddyLongLegs]

Even though a ranger at the Idyllwild station assured me that the road to Seven Pines trailhead was open, it was gated yesterday morning, leaving us several miles short of the trailhead. Grrrrrr!

[hvydrt]

Even though a ranger at the Idyllwild station assured me that the road to Seven Pines trailhead was open, it was gated yesterday morning

Cleveland National Forest is just as bad. Several times I have called to find out if Main Divide road, or other gates are open and the information they give is usually wrong. How hard could it be to maintain a site with the status of the gates in the National Forest???

[Backwoods]

Did ya do 7 pines? How was it? Were there any signs saying it was closed.I have done just about every trail 3 or 4 times around Idyllwild in the past few month's except that one and would like to check 7 pines out if it's open and worth doing?

[DaddyLongLegs]

Did ya do 7 pines? How was it? Were there any signs saying it was closed.I have done just about every trail 3 or 4 times around Idyllwild in the past few month's except that one and would like to check 7 pines out if it's open and worth doing?

Since the road to the trailhead was closed, we had to travel cross-country to access the trail. The terrain on and in the vicinity of the Seven Pines Trail is spectacular.

[zippetydude]

pics?

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[bluerail]

check your text.

[Brett]

Where was the locked gate Sam? Was the Azalea Pines road open as far as Dark Canyon CG?

[lilbitmo]

Where was the locked gate Sam? Was the Azalea Pines road open as far as Dark Canyon CG?

No the gate was closed above Stone Creek at the split for Dark Canyon and Marion Mountain so the road leading up to Dark Canyon at 4S02 and 4S71 split is locked right there.