I hiked this trail loop in November after the rain storms and noted several spots on the Primrose trail that were marginal.

On Sunday I had a chance to return to the area. Coal Creek was running high with lots of water coming over North Fork and Sandstone Falls.

The main trail was muddy in places and had a pool of standing water between the two connections to Primrose.

The Primrose trail is in good shape with the exception of two sections, one on a cliff prior to the first crossing (on a bridge) of Coal Creek. This section has been marked by the county as requiring caution but is only about 3 feet in length and needs to be re-routed to avoid the steep drop off to the creek (about a 25 to 50 foot cliff). The re-route may require some serious thought since the bluff/cliff on which the trail is located is very steep in places. My sense would be to start the trail heading west near the pond and over the ""hill"" prior to dropping to the Creek.

The second section that needs repair - rerouting is after the second crossing of the creek and near the junction with the main Coal Creek trail. The trail is next to the creek and in danger of being washed away. My thought would be to place the trail on the other side of a small hill (bump) to protect it from high water levels in Coal Creek.

The Primrose trail is marked as ""primitive"" at the west entrance but this area is between homes on either side of the creek valley with lots of kids, dogs and families using the area. The trail should be upgraded (there are only two sections that need a serious upgrade) to make it safer for users.

I hiked this trail loop in November after the rain storms and noted several spots on the Primrose trail that were marginal.

On Sunday I had a chance to return to the area. Coal Creek was running high with lots of water coming over North Fork and Sandstone Falls.

The main trail was muddy in places and had a pool of standing water between the two connections to Primrose.

The Primrose trail is in good shape with the exception of two sections, one on a cliff prior to the first crossing (on a bridge) of Coal Creek. This section has been marked by the county as requiring caution but is only about 3 feet in length. This section of trail needs to be re-routed to avoid the steep drop off to the creek (about a 25 to 50 foot cliff).

The second section that needs repair - rerouting is after the second crossing of the creek and near the junction with the main Coal Creek trail. The trail is next to the creek and in danger of being washed away. My thought would be to place the trail on the other side of a small hill (bump) to protect it from high water levels in Coal Creek.

The Primrose trail is marked as ""primitive"" at the west entrance but this area is between homes on either side of the creek valley with lots of kids, dogs and families using the area. The trail should be upgraded (there are only two sections that need a serious upgrade) to make it safer for users.

The views of Sandstone and North Fork falls make this a great trip during high water periods. Trip length about 3.7 miles, with approximately 400 feet of elevation gain and loss.

It has been a month or so since I last did any serious walking so with good weather on Saturday I decided to hike Squak Mt. from Mountain Side Drive on a 4.5 mile loop.

The trail conditions varied from excellent to overgrown and muddy. The overgrown parts were primarily on the upper end of the Central Peak trail and more a nuisance than a problem.

There is a large mud hole on the Bullit Fireplace Access Trail about half way down to the Chybinski trail but it can be bypassed easily as it is on an abandoned road section. There is a fair amount of mud on all of the upper section of the Squak Mt. trails.

Walk took about 2 hours with a short break at the peak for a sip of water and power bar.

The walk was quite, I saw no one else on the trail but did see two people and dogs come out of the Bullit Access trail after I returned to my car. Great day, nice walk, unexpected solitude.