My friend and I decided on a car to car hike for this sunny first day of March.  Left a car at Folsom Farm TH and continued on to Miller Ranch where we parked by the gate. There were large puddles in the grassy areas but the bulk of the trails were not overly muddy, mostly just spots of intermittent puddles. We took the first trail to our left and hiked north along all the smaller lakes that dot the area. We soon reached Fishtrap Rd and TH where we crossed and walked east towards Hog Canyon TH on the road to Folsom Farm TH. The canyon was lovely and it was great to be in the pine trees and out of the direct sun. As we approached Hog Lake we could hear cars and there were quite a few people fishing and just out enjoying the day. We crossed the road and headed up the trails that follow the lake to Hog Falls which was amazing! After the falls we headed south on the trail reaching the Hog Canyon TH. We road  walked to the gate and trail that leads back to Folsom Farm, reaching  it at the blue hour as sunset was arriving, completing a 7.21 mile and 330 ft gain and loss hike. 

Trail was very dry and rocky but the lake view was worth it. We ran a little over 6 miles following the North Loop Trail and then onto the South Loop to finish out by the lake (counter clockwise). Two downed trees, one big enough for the need of a crosscut saw. One could probably be moved with more than two people. 
The link I posted should take you to all 3 trail obstacles.

I hiked the north loop at Fishtrap Lake, which is just under 5 miles and easy-going. Mostly flat with just a few uphill parts. The trail was snow free, but muddy and with standing water in a few spots. But it was easy to get around those. The trail has not much tree cover which is fine this early in the year, but I'm sure it gets hellishly hot there in the summer. The trail is a lollipop loop and there are some side trails which can be confusing. There are plenty of trail markers, but it's still important to pay attention to the direction  you want to go. Part of the trail (about 2 miles) goes close to the lake, although not directly at the lake, but above along the cliffs. There are some very nice views of the lake along this part of the trail. This whole area is geologically very interesting having been part of the ice age floods flow, so there are cool cliffs, depressions, Mima mounds and a bunch of smaller lakes along the trail after it climbs up to the plateau. I want to go back later in the spring to check for wildflowers and hike the south loop.

Access is very easy to find, there is a good size parking lot at the trailhead. No bathroom facilities I could find, I assume they will have some later in the year when the boating and water sports start.

Directions to the trailhead are good, but the trailhead coordinates are not correct and the map dot appears at the SW end of the lake where there are no roads. The correct North Loop trailhead coordinates are:

47.360808, -117.830961

Have fun!

My friend & I were originally planning to head to the Kettle Crest for a fall camping trip, but the weather forecast made us reconsider and we settled for a dayhike to check out the fall colors at Fishtrap instead. The rain held off for us and we were rewarded with some spectacular fall colors! There are some fantastic aspen groves along this trail, and I'm always so happy if I can time it right to see them in full golden glow. We definitely timed it right today, and hopefully it will last for another week or two. 

We hiked the North Loop starting & finishing from the south Miller Ranch Road TH. Lots of hunters (both bird & deer) were out today. We timed our visit mid-morning to miss the majority of the hunters, but still saw several near the road & two on the trail. Be sure to check the open seasons & wear lots of hunter orange/pink for a fall visit.