The Hastings Cutoff was an alternative route for westward emigrants to travel to California, as proposed by Lansford Hastings in The Emigrant's Guide to Oregon and California. [2] The ill …

CTHA is mapping the Hastings Cutoff in Ruby Valley NV on both private and federal lands (with permits) to determine the location of the trail. Initial steps include a detailed review of maps, …

Still determined to carry on his plan, Hastings hurried eastward to the South Pass area to recruit westbound emigrant parties willing to try his untried “Cutoff.” In mid July, 1846, three wagon …

Go 1.4 miles north from the freeway on Salt Flat Road, passing a Sinclair gas station on the right, to a Y intersection. Bear left. Go 6.3 miles on the paved TL Bar Ranch Road to the cattle …

Hastings Cutoff Named after and promoted by Lansford W. Hastings as the best and most direct route to the Salt Lake Valley and California. Three weeks shorter than the Fort Hall route to …

View Map In Full Screen The Hastings Cutoff route was used from 1846 to 1850 by pioneers and gold rushers attempting to save 300 miles off the normal route to California via Idaho. This …

HASTINGS CUTOFF - BIDWELL PASS "IN THE EVENING WE LEFT THE SALT PLAIN, TURNED OUR COURSE TO THE WEST, CROSED THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH A GAP …

The Hastings Cutoff was opened to travel by Lansford Hastings in 1846. It was promoted to save up to 400 miles in going to California. From Pilot Peak/Donner Springs, the Hastings Cutoff …

At the California Trail Interpretive Center, you can learn about the Hastings Cutoff – an infamous part of the California Trail and its history. Touted as a faster route to Calfornia’s golden fields, …

2021年1月26日 · Recently, fall of 2020, the Crossroads Chapter of Utah led a group along the Hastings Cutoff -- the route followed by the Donner-Reed Party--west of Salt Lake City. The …