Whitehorse Trail - Swede Heaven to Darrington — Sunday, Jun. 9, 2024

This portion of the trail makes for a pleasant Sunday afternoon stroll.  This trail is mostly hard packed dirt vs rock aggregate, which is nice underfoot compared to some other old railroad bed trails.  We parked at Swede Heaven TH, the only car there.  Parking is tight, with space for a car on each side of the road.  We walked to the Darrington Bluegrass festival grounds, 3.1 miles each way according to Google maps.  Most of this portion of the trail is away from the highway, so you generally don't hear cars.  You pass some houses along the sides of the trail, otherwise, it is all creeks and forest.  One or two spots with mountain views through the trees.  Salmonberries starting to ripen.  We passed several bicyclists, a motorbike and an ATV.  Everyone was going slow and friendly.  Pictures posted with other trip reports pretty well capture it.