Foster Creek Trail (1.7 miles; d=1.96)
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My hike around the Foster Creek Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app and depicted a la Google Earth...
Foster Creek Trail Hike Route Map
My hike around the Foster Creek Trail as tracked by the Gaia GPS app...
Foster Creek Upper Trailhead -- 2,240'
I'd begin my short hike from the upper junction of the Foster Creek Trail and Forest Road 5026. Unsurprisingly, I was the only one there...
Foster Creek Upper Trailhead -- 2,240'
Leaving the parking area beyond my car in the previous shot, the start of the trail is clearly marked alongside a bullet-riddled sign for the gated forest road...
Foster Creek Trail (midpoint creek spur) -- 2,260'
A faint path could be seen leading down towards the creek at the mid-point of the loop. This path allows for a short-cut back to the upper trailhead...
Here I'm standing beneath the V-split tree I had you take note of in the previous shot. The road continues ahead from here and, indeed I followed it a bit as there was nothing to indicate I shouldn't. It soon, however, petered out with no obvious trail continuing on. After a good 20-minutes of looking around I noticed a faint path leading towards the wood-line alongside this tree. Exploring along it a short distance I indeed discovered this was where the Foster Creek Trail now turns. Again, there's no trail blaze in sight here so you'll have to keep a close watch out for this exact spot to continue on the hike...