Johns Brook Road was out for a few days
Story updated at 12:45 p.m. Wednesday
By Tim Rowland
Johns Brook Road to The Garden trailhead in Keene Valley, which had been closed due to flooding, has been re-opened to the public, according to Keene Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson.
“It’s still a bit rough, but it’s open,” he said.
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Rain, warm weather and melting snow over the weekend created flooding conditions that washed out a portion of Johns Brook Road to the popular Garden hiking trailhead in Keene Valley. Access to the High Peaks gateway will likely be closed for a couple of days, said Keene Supervisor Joe Pete Wilson.
Two cars were stranded in the trailhead parking lot, Wilson said, but without any way to contact the hikers, Wilson said the town would wait for a call from them.
The steep and narrow dirt road crosses private property before arriving at the trailhead.
“Right now it’s been raining, the frost is coming out of the ground and it’s just soup,” Wilson said. How soon the road is repaired is largely dependent on the weather.
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“When it dries out we’ll be able to rake it out and fix it,” he said.
Top photo:Washed out Johns Brook road. Photo provided by Town of Keene
The Garden parking lot should be closed this time of year – to keep the people who want to wreck the trails out of the woods.