Irene Creek - FS 1550

Irene Creek/FS 1550 is a tight, moderately technical, unmaintained, out-and-back spur trail off Cascade River Road. The road surface is mostly loose gravel with a slick grass middle. There are several short but deep ruts and some shallow but large puddles. There is a lot of brush encroachment on the road;any rig wider than a large quad will be hitting bushes. Approximately 3 miles up the trail, there is a tree down which will limit access to taller rigs (see picture). There is another tree down blocking the last 0.75 miles of the trail to anything but foot traffic. Beyond this tree, the trail is extremely brushy, with 3-foot-tall trees growing in the middle of the trail.