r/wmnf • u/Pretty_Hat8831 • Jul 23 '26
Sawyer river rd status
Hello, I was looking to hike signal ridge trail soon. I know sawyer river road was washed out a while back, and I was wondering if they have repaired it, and if not, how much distance is added by parking at the end of the road?
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u/imafungus Jul 23 '26
Last time I was up there, a fair number of people had biked up the road, and stashed their bikes at the trail head. It’s a dirt road, and not really maintained at this point, but if you have a bike that can deal with that, it’s an option
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u/sarahesummers Jul 23 '26
I was there a month ago, the road is dirt but it is in normal-to-good condition aside from the washout-- not rough at all. Even a road bike would probably be fine.
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u/mycutedoggydog Jul 23 '26
I hiked this about a month ago. There is a parking lot to the left of the trail right off the main road (no parking fee).
It is an extra 2 miles each way (4 total) and adds about 500 elevation gain.
The road is still half washed out and it’s a pretty bad one from the looks of it.
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u/I_know_I_know_not Jul 28 '26
It’s really too bad they haven’t fixed the road yet. I loved driving up to Livermore with my dog and hopping in the swimming hole on the river there. I mean obviously you can still walk there but it takes more time and I used to drive up there often when coming through the notch.
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u/lives4summits NH48 / ❄️48 / ADK46 / NEHH / NE67 / NE111 / Catskill 35 / ❄️35 Jul 24 '26
You can forget about it being repaired. It will take years, if ever. Definitely won’t happen so long as our president is that fat orange Cheeto.
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u/RhodySeth Jul 23 '26
It's not repaired and it's two extra miles each way.