First off...THANK YOU WTA TRAIL CREW! Trail was in great shape. Secondly, NO THANK YOU to the group of obnoxious tourists who insisted on singing at full volume and competing to see who could scream loudest along the trail (all adults.) Perhaps they do things differently where you are from, but we are here to enjoy the quiet not whatever it was you were doing.
Anyways, this trail is amazing! We took the Ira Spring trail and saw the most amazing trees and mushrooms and all the moss. The Ira Spring trail is up and down, narrow in spots and sometimes rocky so I'm glad we did it first rather than on the return and the trail write up suggests. The river trail was a nice easy cruise back through ferny forest (with a little uphill butt kicker right at the end.) I would 100% go back and do this again.
The last mile or so of the road up is pretty rough, but there was a full assortment of cars at the trailhead, so just take it slow.
Type of Hike
Day hikeTrail Conditions
Trail in good conditionRoad
Road rough but passableBugs
Bugs were not too badSnow
Snow free
Comments
joditty on Bogachiel River
I’ve been wanting to do this hike for awhile, but because it’s in the National Park, dogs are not allowed. Instead I hike in the National Forest lands surrounding the National Park, where my pup is welcome.
Posted by:
joditty on Sep 01, 2025 09:29 PM
batman and wakerobin on Bogachiel River
joditty...the entire hike we did was in the national forest, we did not cross into the park. We did around 6 miles, I think. Our 2 dogs had a great time.
Posted by:
batman and wakerobin on Sep 01, 2025 10:55 PM
mato on Bogachiel River
"Loud screaming on the trail" - I will have to add that to my list of peeves.
(edit: Just checked, and it's already on it)
Posted by:
mato on Sep 02, 2025 07:40 AM
Joseph Gonzalez on Bogachiel River
Nice sulfur shelf and sluggo!
Posted by:
Joseph Gonzalez on Sep 02, 2025 11:38 AM