PULASKI TUNNEL TRAIL
EVENT TYPE: Day hiking, history
DISTANCE: 4 miles RT
ELEVATION: 800’
DIFFICULTY: easy
MAPS: IPNF, Pulaski Tunnel Trail Brochure, Wallace topo
GPS: 47°45’87” N 115°93’57” W
RANGER DISTRICT: CDA River R.D. 208.769.3000
SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.556.1114
IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices
DISTANCE: 4 miles RT
ELEVATION: 800’
DIFFICULTY: easy
MAPS: IPNF, Pulaski Tunnel Trail Brochure, Wallace topo
GPS: 47°45’87” N 115°93’57” W
RANGER DISTRICT: CDA River R.D. 208.769.3000
SHOSHONE COUNTY SHERIFF: CALL 911 FIRST or 208.556.1114
IDAHO PANHANDLE NATIONAL FOREST/ALERTS
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/ipnf/alerts-notices
DESCRIPTION:
WE HAVE ADDED THE AREAS SHERIFF’S EMERGENCY PHONE NUMBERS FOR EACH TRIP WRITE UP UNDER THE RANGER DISTRICT INFO. IF AN EMERGENCY OCURRS, EVALUATE YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES AND CALL ONLY IF NEEDED.
DESCRIPTION:
The Pulaski Tunnel Trail (five minutes from downtown Wallace, ID) traces part of the route that Edward Pulaski and his crew followed during their escape from the 1910 fires. The trails two-mile course brings hikers to an overlook across the creek from the Nicholson mine adit - better known as the Pulaski Tunnel - where “Big Ed” Pulaski saved all but six of his 45-man firefighting crew in August of 1910.
The site's harsh history is now buffered by a thick green cloak of spruce and fir; the West Fork of Placer Creek cascades down the ravine. Interpretive signs along the trail tell of the calamitous summer of fire and the people who suffered it’s scars.
Allow two to four hours for the four-mile round trip to the Pulaski Tunnel overlook.
One of the cool things about the lower 725 feet of the trail is that it is paved, for ADA accessibility. The remainder of the trail is not doable for wheelchairs.
The trail skirts the West Fork of Placer Creek all the way to the overview area. Along the way, are interpretative signs explaining how Edward Pulaski saved so many lives, and how hard it was to survive the fires.
DESCRIPTION:
The Pulaski Tunnel Trail (five minutes from downtown Wallace, ID) traces part of the route that Edward Pulaski and his crew followed during their escape from the 1910 fires. The trails two-mile course brings hikers to an overlook across the creek from the Nicholson mine adit - better known as the Pulaski Tunnel - where “Big Ed” Pulaski saved all but six of his 45-man firefighting crew in August of 1910.
The site's harsh history is now buffered by a thick green cloak of spruce and fir; the West Fork of Placer Creek cascades down the ravine. Interpretive signs along the trail tell of the calamitous summer of fire and the people who suffered it’s scars.
Allow two to four hours for the four-mile round trip to the Pulaski Tunnel overlook.
One of the cool things about the lower 725 feet of the trail is that it is paved, for ADA accessibility. The remainder of the trail is not doable for wheelchairs.
The trail skirts the West Fork of Placer Creek all the way to the overview area. Along the way, are interpretative signs explaining how Edward Pulaski saved so many lives, and how hard it was to survive the fires.
DIRECTIONS:
From I-90, take exit 61. At off-ramp stop sign, turn right (south). At Front Street turn left (east)on I-90 Business Route. Turn right onto 2nd Street. Continue to follow 2nd Street. Turn right onto Bank Street. Bank Street turns left and becomes King Street. King Street turns slightly left and becomes National Forest Road 456/Moon Pass Road. Continue on FS Road 456 for about one mile, along Placer Creek, until you see the well-marked parking area on your left. The trail is south up the road, and crosses F.R.#456. Look for the trail near a water tank.
HAZARDS:
Some roots can be slippery.
COOL THINGS CLOSE BY:
Stevens Lakes & Peak, Lone Lake, St. Regis Lakes, National Recreation Trail #16 on the St Joe/CDA River Divide, U. & L. Glidden Lakes, Silver Mt., The Trail of the Coeur d’Alenes, Route of the Hiawatha, and the CDA River.
R & P:
Pizza Factory, 1313 Club, Brooks Hotel & Restaurant, City Limits Brew Pub, Fainting Goat, Smoke House BBQ & Saloon, Wallace Brewing Co., and Muchacho’sTacos in Wallace. Radio Brewing In Kellogg. The Snake Pit north of Kingston. And the Moon Time in CDA