Brian Jenkins - Jul 30, 2019 10:30 am - Hasn't voted
Distances and signage
Distance on Road 25 from Randle to Road 99 is 19.3 miles, not 13.
Distance on Road 99 from Road 25 to 26 is 8.6 miles.
There is a fork in the trail just yards into the route from the parking lot where the right fork is marked with a Boundary Trail No. 1 sign and the left fork is unmarked. Ignore the marked route and take the left fork.
The first junction in the trail is marked with a confusing sign that says Road 26 to the left and Trail 227 to the right and that Trail 227 is closed due to a washout. Take the right fork anyway and proceed to Independence Pass. At that junction, Trail 227 goes to the left and is signed as closed. The right fork is signed and is the way you want to go. Take that trail and proceed to the next junction for Bear Pass. It's signed and you want to take the left fork away from Bear Pass. Take that to another junction with a post and no sign and logs blocking the way to the right. This is a camp or something and there is a small wooden structure. Proceed the way that is not blocked off, a sharp left. This takes you up over the ridge and on to the junction for Whittier Trail. Beware at that junction the sign is on the ground in pieces and doesn't say anything about Whittier Trail. You need to look to the right, the way the trail forks off and there is a sign for Whittier Trail but it's on the ground off the post. Hopefully, this helps people not waste a lot of time like I did.
Brian Jenkins - Jul 30, 2019 10:30 am - Hasn't voted
Distances and signageDistance on Road 25 from Randle to Road 99 is 19.3 miles, not 13.
Distance on Road 99 from Road 25 to 26 is 8.6 miles.
There is a fork in the trail just yards into the route from the parking lot where the right fork is marked with a Boundary Trail No. 1 sign and the left fork is unmarked. Ignore the marked route and take the left fork.
The first junction in the trail is marked with a confusing sign that says Road 26 to the left and Trail 227 to the right and that Trail 227 is closed due to a washout. Take the right fork anyway and proceed to Independence Pass. At that junction, Trail 227 goes to the left and is signed as closed. The right fork is signed and is the way you want to go. Take that trail and proceed to the next junction for Bear Pass. It's signed and you want to take the left fork away from Bear Pass. Take that to another junction with a post and no sign and logs blocking the way to the right. This is a camp or something and there is a small wooden structure. Proceed the way that is not blocked off, a sharp left. This takes you up over the ridge and on to the junction for Whittier Trail. Beware at that junction the sign is on the ground in pieces and doesn't say anything about Whittier Trail. You need to look to the right, the way the trail forks off and there is a sign for Whittier Trail but it's on the ground off the post. Hopefully, this helps people not waste a lot of time like I did.