[meck]

On Saturday I decided to go visit, and trailbag, another low-land trail given the view obscuring weather. The north leg of the Snider-Jackson trail in the ONP looked to be a good option given that the Calawah appeared to be running low-ish, making the ford easier. I ran into 4 other hikers on the trail, 2 of whom were making a loop down the Bogie. The FS road in was in good condition from 101. The ford across the Calawah was only mid-calf deep where I crossed heading to the Bogachiel, and only just over ankle deep where I crossed on the way back north. While not the most exciting trail per se, it does have some moderate ups-and-downs (especially on the way back from the Bogachiel), an occasional view out of of the drainage, and is currently quite green.

trailhead the FSR deadend

big cedar

1 label

the Calawah

Bogie trail jct.

fresh ferns

looking east up the Bogie

lush green atriums

solitary peace on the trail

nature reclaiming the old boardwalks

back at the Calawah crossing

the Sitkum River below the bridge crossing

[RodF]

Is the start of the trail on the south bank of the Calawah ford still flagged? Hope so. The trail on the south bank, and the shallower ford, are slightly upriver of the trail on the north bank, and the flagging was helpful. When Undi Road was signed "Closed to public use" in 2016, this trail was the only "legal" way into the lower Bogachiel. Until the county decided to re-route Undi Road, we thought it might become the only way! Rumor has it that USFS is almost ready to approve the re-routes around the two washouts of the lower Bogachiel Trail, two years after they announced they were "fast-tracking the process" and "hoped to have the trail re-routed soon".

[meck]

Hi RodF, I think I remember seeing some flagging on the south bank, there was also a stone cairn on that side near where the trail left the river (but a higher water event could easily take it out). The north bank had flagging both near the camp where the trail first reaches the river, and just a few dozen yards upriver where I and the other 2 hikers crossed (just above where the river makes a slight drop, about the shallowest spot we could see). The rocks were slick! Are the current washouts downriver trail, or trail and road? Aside from the coastline, I've got about 12 trails/sections of trail left in ONF & ONP to hike and was hoping to meander the Bogachiel sometime this summer or fall.

[RodF]