Whitehorse - Arlington to Oso
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General
This is the Whitehorse Trail which was a former rail bed between Arlington and Darington. It has been reclaimed by Snohomish County Parks to create a recreational right of way. It starts just North of Haller Park off of the Centenial Trail and ends at Whitehorse Park or Downtown Darington. It has many trailhead access points as it parallels the Stillaguamish River or SR-530. It can be accessible from SR-530 at key pull off trailhead points and at some crossroads.
Well drained soils and rail bed gravel with smaller gravel filler to stabilize it for hiking and biking.
Snohomish County Web page for the Whitehorse project.
Rhodes River Ranch and Restaurant in Oso, and various places in downtown Arlington. There are no real intermediate stops along the route.
Ride Reports
Started in downtown Darrington at the IGA and took the Whitehorse Trail past the fairgrounds to Swede Haven Rd. There, you head north to the beginning of Forest Service Road 18 and begin the climb up the east, then west, flanks of the Segelsen Ridge. The 17 and 18 roads only have gates blocking t...
The goal today was to make the 100 mile loop around the Mountain Loop Highway (Arlington, Darrington, Barlow Pass, Granite Falls, Arlington). I started in downtown Arlington just after 6am in a moist haze and windbreaker. Because of the slide on the initial section of the Whitehorse (shown in thi...
Started at the Oso General Store this morning and went East on the trail to Squire Creek and then back to the car along 530 along with some of the trail segments when the highway shoulder wasn't adequate for safety. There was some heavy rutting by county dump trucks or contractors but you can rid...
New trail on the site. Started at twilight with cold, clear skies. The International Space Station just flew over, reflecting the sunrise down to earth for several minutes of viewing (a little nerdy). Rode the trail to Oso and returned on SR 530 to sample the road for future roady excursions. The...