Damaged trails and roads

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The most serious damage from last October's record rainfall occurred in eastern Snohomish, Whatcom, and Skagit counties, in the Darrington and Mount Baker Ranger Districts of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. That damage, which has been estimated at up to $12 million, includes trail, bridge and road washouts, and mud and debris flows that overran campgrounds.

Here is a list of just some of the damage to trails and roads. For a more comprehensive list, see the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest Web site (www.fs.fed.us/r6/mbs) and click on links to flood damage.

• Mountain Loop Highway, east of Darrington: Six miles washed out between Barlow Pass and Bedal Creek.

• Deadhorse Road (Forest Road 37), east of Glacier: This access road to the Skyline Divide Trail is washed out at mile 4.6.

• Suiattle River Road (FS Road 26), Suiattle River Drainage: Washed out at Milepost 14.5 near the Huckleberry trailhead and Milepost 21 at the Downey Creek Bridge. (Bridge is not accessible.)

• White Chuck Road (FS Road 23), White Chuck Drainage: Washed out at several points; car access stops about nine miles below the White Chuck Trailhead.

• White Chuck Trail, White Chuck Drainage: Three miles washed away by floods and several bridges destroyed. More than likely, the entire trail above Fire Creek will need to be relocated.

• Kennedy Hot Springs and Kennedy Cabin, White Chuck Drainage: Destroyed by mud and debris.

• Pacific Crest Trail, north of Stevens Pass: Multiple mudslides and major bridge destruction requiring 30 miles of the PCT to be rerouted onto trails and roads in the Wenatchee National Forest.

• Baker Lake Trail, north of Concrete: Many bridges destroyed. Only four miles are hikable at the south end.

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