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Red Creek

 

The Red Creek Trail (U.S.F.S. No. 514) is the longest in the wilderness (6.1 miles)  and serves as the main artery for a network of eight trails.  It is one of the most heavily travelled pathways and has some short strenuous sections.  The trailhead and a few parking spaces can be found at the Wildlife Manager’s cabin on FR 19, just east of a bridge over Red Creek.

The treadway is both rocky and wet as the Red Creek Trail follows its namesake upstream along portions of an old railroad grade.  Hardwook forests of cherry, birch, maple, and poplar tower above rhododendron thickest and mossy ground cover.  Waterfalls are a regular feature of this hike, and views of Red Creek Canyon and Stone Camp Mountain reveal themselves along the way.  Two simming holes and a 15-foot natural water slide at the “Forks” (where the left and right forks of Red Creek join, near the northern border of the wilderness area) make this trail a mecca in warm weather.

The trails that intersect the Red Creek Trail offer hikers a choice of circuits and landscapes. 

Photo courtesy:  forestwander