Hiking partner Goober Canari e-mailed me an article about Hugo Peak in the Pack Forest area owned by University of Washington. After my initial reaction of, huh?, I read on. Also went on Pack Forest website where there is a map and descriptions of the trails/roads in the area. Robert Michelson's trip report on this site from last year gives good info on Pack Forest. It is near Eatonville off of Mt Hwy (7). I got back to Goober and we decided this sounded like a good Spring hike and we were off. We hit the upper trailhead by 8 AM. There were maps at the trailhead. We started out on the south 1000 road until it bisected the Hugo Peak trail. There is some elevation gain and the trail is somewhat steep at first. The trail ends at an intersection with roads 1080 and 1081. We took 1081 Road a short distance to the summit. There are limited views of the valley below and partial Olympic range. There is also a register which we signed. Hugo Peak brought back fond memories from HS of Tommy "Hugo" Tomal. Before you say, huh?, note that would be exactly Hugo's response. We continued back to 1080 road and took the Reservoir Trail. There were some large (standing and downed) trees on the trail. The large blowdown was easy to traverse over. The 1060, 1000, and 1070 roads respectively take you to the (Little Mashel) Falls Trail. There was one clearing along the road with a spectacular view of Mt Rainier. The Falls Trail is not very long, but a bit muddy. We went to the Middle Falls which had a lot of water crashing down. Nice cool spot for a break. We retraced our route back but took a couple of side trails (Regeneration and Wildlife). We briefly spotted a dear on the Wildlife Trail. Also coralroot. Watch out for nettles on part of this trail! We either made one wrong turn or one of the roads was mis-signed. Either way, it was a short backtrack and we were on 1000 road north, which took us back to our car. Overall, the roads and trails are well signed and marked. We did not see anyone on the trails/roads all day until just before returning (2 ladies out for a stroll) even though the weather was perfect. I recommend this hike for families or adults. Good Spring exercise.