📜 Historic trail following an abandoned Great Northern Railway grade.
🔍 Site of the Wellington avalanche, one of America's worst railroad disasters.
🛤️ Explore old railroad tunnels and snow sheds
🏞️ Stunning mountain views, rivers, waterfalls, and ferny evergreen forests
🚶♀️ ADA-accessible sections for easier walks (first 3 miles from Martin Creek trailhead are ADA-accessible, wide gravel trail with wooden bridges)
📚 Learn about railroad history and the Wellington disaster
⚠️ Upper trail sections can be rough with encroaching foliage and stinging nettles
🐻 Potential for wildlife encounters, including black bears
🔦 Tunnels can be very dark, requiring a flashlight
⚠️ Tunnels are unsafe to enter
❄️ Check trail conditions in winter/early spring due to snow.
📖 Read 'The White Cascade' for deeper historical appreciation.
🐾 Dogs allowed on leash
💰 Northwest Forest Pass required
🅿️ Small parking lot for about 20 cars.
🚻 Vault toilets available at trailheads, accessible.
Last updated 28 days ago
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