Whitehorse Rail-trail
Nov 15, 2009
by
Kim Brown
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last modified
Nov 15, 2009 04:40 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Whitehorse Trail - Swede Heaven to Darington
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Avg Rating: 3.67
- Why You Should Go Now
- Fall foliage
Beaver Pond
I had a great time wandering around the Darrington/Oso area today.
First order of business: The Oso General Store is open for business! Please visit this fine store when you can - help keep this business thrive! They have lots of convenience store items, as well as an espresso window (open at 5 AM!), and a very NICE wine selection.
The Whitehorse Rail trail is accessible in many places. After wandering various little access places along the Stilly (saw some eagles), I chose to visit the beaver ponds on the Whitehorse Trail a little beyond Trafton (which is 3 miles outside of Arlington). From Arlington, pass the Chevron in Trafton (Chevron is on the left), and continue a few miles to a little beyond the truss bridge at Monty Road. Look to your right, and turn down a road and park at one of the many little access points to the Whitehorse Trail. If you see a sea of dead snags along the right side of Hwy 530, you've gone too far. Turn around and take the first road you come to - the access is close to the sea of snags.
The beaver ponds are a mere few minutes walk, and very pretty with reflections. I wandered about a mile or so beyond the ponds before returning to the truck.
You can go much farther than a mile; but I was wearing sandals, and stopped to visit the beaver ponds on a whim.
This is a nice, quiet, and pretty little rail trail.
First order of business: The Oso General Store is open for business! Please visit this fine store when you can - help keep this business thrive! They have lots of convenience store items, as well as an espresso window (open at 5 AM!), and a very NICE wine selection.
The Whitehorse Rail trail is accessible in many places. After wandering various little access places along the Stilly (saw some eagles), I chose to visit the beaver ponds on the Whitehorse Trail a little beyond Trafton (which is 3 miles outside of Arlington). From Arlington, pass the Chevron in Trafton (Chevron is on the left), and continue a few miles to a little beyond the truss bridge at Monty Road. Look to your right, and turn down a road and park at one of the many little access points to the Whitehorse Trail. If you see a sea of dead snags along the right side of Hwy 530, you've gone too far. Turn around and take the first road you come to - the access is close to the sea of snags.
The beaver ponds are a mere few minutes walk, and very pretty with reflections. I wandered about a mile or so beyond the ponds before returning to the truck.
You can go much farther than a mile; but I was wearing sandals, and stopped to visit the beaver ponds on a whim.
This is a nice, quiet, and pretty little rail trail.
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Once a railroad, now the Whitehorse Trail
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Scene from a bus stop near Oso
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Reflection: Log in Repose
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