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After 0.8 mile you take a narrow log bridge over an unnamed side creek and then immediately reach a junction with the Storey Burn Trail (ssss1). Turn right and travel up and down on a trail that alternately hugs 15-foot-wide Gales Creek or traverses the woodsy hillside above the water. Much of the time the trail follows an old road, long since abandoned and now just a wide, well-graded trail. A little more than 1 mile from the Storey Burn junction, the trail crosses a small side creek. Look left to see a 20-foot-tall, sliding waterfall. In winter or early spring when the water runs high and the waterfall is not obscured by foliage, it’s at its best.

Falls along Gales Creek Trail

The forest scenery remains unchanged as you continue up the canyon of Gales Creek for another mile to a sturdy log bridge that takes you over the creek. After another 0.5 mile, you come to a second log bridge and cross the flow again. As it slowly gains elevation, the trail goes over several side creeks. Quaint wooden bridges sometimes convey you, but more often you simply hop over. Although these side creeks are small, they make up a large percentage of Gales Creek’s volume, so the main stream gets noticeably smaller as you continue up the canyon.