You can get around it by going over Rat Trap pass off of FS road 23. But the Suaittle is closed again about 12 miles from the end. Thats how I understand what I read. I was going to go over that last weekend but they just opened up FS road 49 so I decided to go up that since I have never been up the North Fork Sauk. Beautiful up there. I may hike the trail this weekend.