Wonderland & Pinecliffe

Hi MP, 

Would anyone be willing to share information on legal access to the Wonderland crag near Pinecliffe?  The area page suggests that access is legal, but sensitive, although the page hasn't been updated in some time. Please PM me if access details are sensitive.  Thanks!

There appears to be legal access to Wonderland off of hwy 72 from a switchback tucked between, but off of two separate private parcels. From there the approach would be roughly northeast to over the rail tunnel to avoid the tracks then crossing the creek somehow.

Caveat, I have not done this approach, so I cannot personally vouch for it. Might involve bushwhacking and might involve angry locals even though it is all on public land. 

There is no approach to/from the Shaft/Main Pinecliffe area that does not involve crossing private property.

Screenshots here. I had trouble uploading the pics (file too large - didn't want to compress), so feel free to roast my ineptitude.

This is exactly what I looked at as well.  It’s sure to be a long walk and serious elevation loss/gain.   I haven’t found a willing partner yet.  

Thanks for the approach beta.  It appears that the shortest legal approach, from hwy 72, has several challenges.  

I think 97E is closed.  A jeep or dirtbike might be able to connect from a different road, but most of those roads are quite rough.  You avoid the river crossing if you come from the North, but it still looks like a slog.  I have heard there is a tyrolean to cross S Boulder Creek.

After driving past private land and houses along 97e, a gate blocks continuing eastward down the double-track. From there, it’s closed to motorized travel. (You could take an e-bike without anyone noticing.) At the first obvious opportunity, take a right on a trail that crosses the brook and climbs up to the ridge overlooking South Boulder Creek. More than ten years ago, I rode my mountain bike up there and, after looking around, decided that going down to find Wonderland would be too much of an adventure. I think that approaching from the north would be a lot more difficult and time-consuming than from the parking pullout by Hwy 72 (as for the approach to the Scoop), which is mentioned upthread.