Wainscott Bottoms

Total Miles
6.1

Technical Rating

Moderate

Best Time

Summer, Fall

Trail Type

High-Clearance 4x4 Trail

Accessible By

Trail Overview

This route takes you into the Wainscott bottoms of Big Piney Creek. The trail starts as a smooth gravel road then transitions into a two-track Forest Service road, then into a narrow loose rock shelf descent into the creek valley. The trail gets very narrow towards the end, so heavy pinstriping is a guarantee. The trail dumps out into the Big Piney Creek.

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Difficulty

The trail is steep and very narrow towards the bottom of the valley. A couple mud holes can be deep after recent rain.

Technical Rating

Status Reports

Looks like they fixed the road up and did some logging within the last month. Dozer tracks all over. Once you get to the tree line in the back and start down the ridge it gets rough. Factory TRD Pro did it with only some steps taking damage.

Trail Report: Short & Fun with a Few Challenges Starts off as a solid logging trail—wide and easy going. As you descend, it gets a bit more technical. Toward the bottom, it narrows and steepens, with grades around 8–9 degrees, and one section closer to 10–11 degrees. There are some tight turns and one mildly technical spot, but nothing too crazy. Biggest concern is clearance—I ran it with 35s, and another guy made it through on 33s, but you'd want decent lift and tires. At the bottom, the silt and soft sand have built up quite a bit. Coming out requires momentum, but if you hit it with some speed, it's no problem.

Easy logging road until you find mudbogs right before heading down to the river. Pretty tight for an old bronco and trailer with the trees but doable. Very secluded with just a couple kayaking past us.

I just wanted to add that the Pilot Rock Mt. Rd portion of this trail is an easy dirt road and passable by most any vehicle. The rating for Wainscott Bottoms as previously mentioned primarily refers to a short section near the creek at the end of that trail. This is a little deceiving for those just wanting to pass through the area. Thx.