The trailhead parking lot was a bit crowded — it makes a change to find someone else at this trailhead. Irish Wilderness, April 2025. 5 6
Whites Creek Trail
Back at the trail junction — After three days spent exploring south of the Whites Creek Trail South Loop. 1
April 10, 2025 13:27
Established primitive campsite near Fiddler Spring — Someone has been able to clear this site up. The left behind tarps and crates have gone. With the wildflowers the site was looking much better. I was just passing through to climb my way up the ridge on the right.
April 8, 2025 12:18
Fiddler Spring, Irish Wilderness, April 2025.
April 8, 2025 12:18
Whites Creek on the Whites Creek Trail South Loop — Looking upstream
April 7, 2025 15:08
Whites Creek on the Whites Creek Trail South Loop — The trail at the bottom of the descent down to Whites Creek had been washed out, and parts of the trail were knee-deep in water. Nothing unexpected after all the rain we have had.
April 7, 2025 14:53
Dogwoods on the Whites Creek Trail South Loop.
April 7, 2025 14:03
Rain-cleared trail — In many places, the recent rains had cleared the leaves off the trail.
April 7, 2025 13:44
Trail-side Dogwood. Whites Creek Trail, South Loop, Irish Wilderness, April 2025.
April 7, 2025 13:40
Journal: Four days hiking the Whites Creek Trail, Irish Wilderness. December 2024. There’s a break in the weather and I’m going to hike the Whites Creek Trail counter-clockwise, taking a leisurely four days to do it. Journal: 10 36
December 15, 2024 15:00
Camp Five Pond, Irish Wilderness. From the western side looking towards the trailhead and parking lot. Once more, ours is the only vehicle present.
December 15, 2024 14:20
Whites Creek Trail, loop complete. +1
December 15, 2024 14:07
The Whites Creek Trail South Loop is much easier going — As I’ve mentioned this before. If you don’t like hiking through oak woodland, this is not the trail for you.
December 15, 2024 13:55
Whites Creek — there was water running where I camped, but I’d filled up at Fiddler Spring.
December 15, 2024 11:50
Spring — This spring pool was almost empty when I arrived, but it filled up overnight. The rain must have done some good. I’ve never taken water from this spring, for some odd reason I have never trusted it.
December 15, 2024 11:49
Mist after rain — After yesterday’s rain last night and this morning were very misty.
December 15, 2024 8:38
Day Four — Misty, damp morning. I was planning on spending the night at Fiddler Spring, but there was a hunting camp set up there (no one was at home). I grabbed three liters of water from the much slower than usual spring and decided I’d head away from the hunters to this established primitive campsite around three quarters of a mile away.
December 15, 2024 8:37
Dry – Looking up Whites Creek. Now to get to my campsite for the night. Two-minute read, +1
December 14, 2024 15:26
Dry — Whites Creek was dry. The hike here was good, taking me and hour and fifteen minutes to get to Whites Creek. The rain had eased off, and I used a compass bearing to get me from where I’d camped overnight back to the trail. As is usual for this section of the Whites Creek Trail, I lost the trail often, +1
December 14, 2024 15:25
Dry — Whites Creek was dry. The hike here was good, taking me and hour and fifteen minutes to get to Whites Creek. The rain had eased off, and I used a compass bearing to get me from where I’d camped overnight back to the trail. As is usual for this section of the Whites Creek Trail, I lost the trail often, +1
December 14, 2024 15:24
Day Three — View from my hammock, rain and more rain.
December 14, 2024 10:07
Gary at the Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, Irish Wilderness, December 2024.
December 13, 2024 14:40
Eleven Point River Scenic Overlook, December 2024 — I had a lot of fun getting here. The Whites Creek Trail North Loop was tough to follow, and the downed trees across the trail made for many diversions. Two-minute read
December 13, 2024 14:39
Hammock Camping in Irish Wilderness. If you don’t like this view of the trees, then Irish Wilderness is probably not for you. The view of 90% of the Whites Creek Trail looks just like this. +1