Bogachiel River — Monday, Sep. 1, 2025

We started at Madison Falls on the opposite side of the park Saturday morning and followed the PNT to the Bogachiel trailhead. Descending from the Mink Lake cutoff WEBO we found the trail to start getting a bit rough around the location the river trail crosses the N. Fork. The established campsite at 21 mile was in great shape and occupied as we passed by. About 4 miles E. of Hayak the trail conditions deteriorated a bit. Overall everything is passable but brushy. Between Hayak and 15-mile shelters you find the worst of the trail conditions, heavily overgrown. Again nothing impassable but be prepared to get wet! Around the Flapjack camp mark the trail gets significantly better and continues to improve as you move out. We ran into a trail crew a few miles WEBO of Flapjack that had done some significant work! Overall great hike! Go as far along the trail as you would like and enjoy some solitude!