White River Suspension Bridge Trail

I had my eye on hiking out to the white river suspension bridge via the coastal hiking trail.

White river suspension bridge trail. We strongly recommend wearing appropriate footwear and taking food water sunscreen bug protection and consulting a topographic map. Welcome to the ultimate walk in the park an 18 kilometre day hike showcasing pukaskwa s pristine ecoregions. There are a number of day hike options within the park ranging from easy to difficult. Near downtown indianapolis the trail provides access to white river state park and the indianapolis zoo.

2 jeeps 1 tacoma 1 major trail repair. Backcountry for the day white river hike round trip. The rugged trail wet in spots takes you through thick boreal forest. Halfway to the bridge the secluded beach at playter harbour offers a pleasant spot for a rest snack and bathroom break.

The bridge is the perfect viewpoint to see the dramatic chigamiwinigum falls 23 metres below. White river suspension bridge trail overnight part2. And the buck creek trail leading to sr 410. Note that the suspension bridge spanning the white river has been washed out for years so this trail can no longer be used as a connector to the skookum flats trail.

Soon reach yet another junction this one with an alternative trail used to access the falls loop. Total length round trip. View trail map the white river wapahani trail is nearly 7 miles long stretching from 38th street at riverside regional park south to w. Part of the rugged and beautiful coastal hiking trail the white river suspension bridge crosses 23m high above chigamiwinigum falls.

Total round trip distance is 18 km or about 11 miles. You took your jeep where. 15 km for the well prepared the day hike to the white river suspension bridge is an exhausting but unforgettable day. This hike offers a taste of the challenging coastal trail.

The trail to the waterfall and bridge is the beginning section of the coastal hiking trail. Canada s longest suspention bridge duration. The hike is a 15km roundtrip along the coastal trail backpacking route and after the first 2km or so you could pretty consistently make out the rush of water even though it was almost two hours ahead of us. Continue straight on fairly light tread occasionally carpeted with mosses.

Check in with park staff for current trail conditions. The white river suspension bridge is an incredible 30 meter long bridge that spans the 23 meter deep gorge through which the white river pours an astounding amount of water. You want to go right on the white river trail leaving the falls bound hikers behind. Set out on this trail look for animal tracks and scat leading past a prescribed burn site that illuminates the life death and rebirth of the boreal forest.

We chose to day hike to the white river suspension bridge from our backcountry site at playter harbour but for a challenging hike you could start from the hattie cove visitor center and go out and back in one day. Follow the red trail down to the bottom right corner of the map labelled white river suspension bridge. You will pass along a rugged shoreline through boreal forest wilderness and along boardwalks across wetlands watch for moose this is prime area to the white river suspension bridge.