Lime Kiln
Aug 09, 2009
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greuther
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Aug 09, 2009 07:32 PM
- Type of Outing
- Day hike
- Read More in our Hiking Guide
- Hike: Lime Kiln Trail
- Region: North Cascades -- Mountain Loop Highway
- Agency: Snohomish County Parks
- Avg Rating: 3.29
We were the first hikers of the day here, by several hours. It was overcast and about 70 degrees, absolutely perfect hiking weather. We hiked the trail with our 2 year old son based on the WTA recommendation as a kid-friendly trail.
The first section of trail, as well as the section that follows the logging road, is in very good condition. The initial walk through the second-growth forest was very quiet and picturesque.
Shortly after the trail resumes (and becomes hiker-only), there are a couple steep sections of trail that our son could not handle alone. This hike, while kid friendly, is probably better suited to at least grade-school age children. There was some brush encroachment in the cutoff junction area.
Noted at 2.05 miles per our GPS watch that there is a downed tree across the trail that requires adults to duck (nearly crawl) to get past it. After this point there were a number of downed trees, but they were all much higher clearance, and not a problem for getting under or around, and actually quite pretty to look at.
Ended our hike at the Lime Kiln itself and had a small lunch while observing the kiln and associated artifacts. It is a very impressive structure still, even after all these years of abandonment. The logging artifacts scattered along the trail up to the kiln were also very interesting to look at.
Note: According to our GPS watch, the kiln is actually at 2.45 miles, not 2.75.
The first section of trail, as well as the section that follows the logging road, is in very good condition. The initial walk through the second-growth forest was very quiet and picturesque.
Shortly after the trail resumes (and becomes hiker-only), there are a couple steep sections of trail that our son could not handle alone. This hike, while kid friendly, is probably better suited to at least grade-school age children. There was some brush encroachment in the cutoff junction area.
Noted at 2.05 miles per our GPS watch that there is a downed tree across the trail that requires adults to duck (nearly crawl) to get past it. After this point there were a number of downed trees, but they were all much higher clearance, and not a problem for getting under or around, and actually quite pretty to look at.
Ended our hike at the Lime Kiln itself and had a small lunch while observing the kiln and associated artifacts. It is a very impressive structure still, even after all these years of abandonment. The logging artifacts scattered along the trail up to the kiln were also very interesting to look at.
Note: According to our GPS watch, the kiln is actually at 2.45 miles, not 2.75.
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