Donald Presley said
It is a road from Salmon Butte to the Abbott Road 4610. Not sure if they decommissioned the road or not, but it can be seen in satellite images.

Don

Pretty nifty that there's a road grade connecting the two. In what shape is it though? Still hikeable?

Couple photos Stein Falls

BrianEdwards said

Donald Presley said
It is a road from Salmon Butte to the Abbott Road 4610. Not sure if they decommissioned the road or not, but it can be seen in satellite images.
Don

Pretty nifty that there's a road grade connecting the two. In what shape is it though? Still hikeable?

Looking at the aerial photos, which are from last year, the grade looks pretty clear - it looks a lot clearer than the Fish Creek roads, which are still (mostly) hikeable.

The old road to the lookout on Salmon Butte from the 4610 is now official trail and is signed as such from the 4610 side. There are berms and whatnot to keep out the ATVs. There is a stream from a spring along the way that flows year around and is one of the few I've drank from unfiltered. I've use it for loops with a couple abandoned trails in the area and to visit the peak to the east.

--Paul