This is a very charming little hike in the hills north of White Salmon, Washington. It starts just east of the tiny hamlet of Husum, about an eight mile drive from the Hood River bridge. At the south end of Husum I turned east off of Hwy. 141 onto Indian Creek Road. There's a sign at that intersection which details some of the hisory of the wagon trail. About a mile later I was at the parking spot at N45.80292, W121.4693...
The hike starts out on a rough dirt road, the actual trailhead being reached in about two tenths of a mile...
As the name implies the hike follows the track of an old wagon road which was built in the early 1900s, apparently as part of the "apple boom" that the White Salmon valley was enjoying at the time. The trail crosses a mix of state and private lands, about half of which is within a state Natural Resources Conservation Area designated to protect the Oregon White Oak habitat which dominates the area.
The early going is in dense forest, but soon the trail breaks out onto open slopes with scattered stands of the oak trees...
From the park-like surroundings there are nice views of the White Salmon valley and the town of Husum...
And over the hill a peek at Mt. Hood...
One of the locals kept a watchful eye on us...
The flower show didn't seem to be at its peak right now, but there were some nice patches of western buttercup along the lower stretches of the trail...
And along the upper stretches the balsamroot are just getting going...
In another couple weeks the balsamroot should be quite the show.
Before long we were at the end of the road, where there's some old farm equipment and another sign detailing the trail's history...
Headin' back...
Another hiker heading down...
On the way down I followed a game trail to the top of the ridge hoping to get a view of Mt. Adams, but all I got was a peek through the trees...
If you do head up here beware the insidious trio of poison oak, rattlesnakes and ticks. I didn't see any snakes today, but the PO and ticks? Oh yeah, they're here.
Today's map (click to enlarge). About five miles roundtrip with 1200 feet elev gain...
Great day in the hills!
Gordon
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I think half of the places you've visited I've never heard of before!