Distance: 2.55 miles
Elevation up: 200 ft

Casual hike today. Needed a reason to get my booty off the couch and away from NFL Sunday after my 49ers won.

Trail was in fine condition. Did not check bathrooms. Two armed rangers were conducting traffic in the dirt lot. Lots of horses between the staging area and corral.

Quick FYI - 2 trees down as of evening of August 14th. Highly unusual this time of year and assuming they will be cleared by the great crew within the day.

Also, fun to connect bridle trails, cross kirkland connector, and kirkland watershed park for good trail miles in suburbia! :)

Nice cruise around the outer loop. Trail is fantastic as always, but I clicked "minor obstacles" because of the standard horse droppings throughout, ha!

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Started hiking around 4:30pm on a Thursday. Trail was dry in most sections with minimal horse poop. We passed a number of trail runners and walkers without incident. Everyone was polite on the trail and moved aside so no one had to stop walking while passing.

Starting to see more mushrooms along the trails, including the oddity in the last photo below. How did that happen?! Trillium are in bloom, as well as salmonberries. Didn't see many wildlife on this visit, but enjoyed the escape into the forest. This is one of the best parks in Kirkland for forest bathing, in my experience!