First time to the Preserve since a UW field trip I took with my intro biology class. I’m glad I came back, this is a beautiful section of forest!

My girlfriend and I parked on 133rd and headed toward the south parking lot. The trail was just damp inside the forest, but then became very muddy once we popped out to the long/narrow span of grass. On the way back to the north lot we took the Trillium trail, which leads around a beautiful pond about 10 yards from the shore. There’s a trail called Old Pond trail, which may get you to the shore, but we didn’t take it.

Overall, it was a great time walking in the woods. The loop took us about 2.5 hours total, so it’s perfect for a quick afternoon hike!

I was looking for a quick hike on a random weekday morning, and I stumbled upon Redmond Watershed Preserve. I arrived just after 9am and there was only one other car in the parking lot. I have never been here before, so I wasn’t sure how safe or not it is. I just made sure there was nothing visible and valuable left in the view of my car. I decided to do a whole perimeter loop, which according to my GPS app was around 4.3miles and took me 1hr 13min to complete. There are many little connecting trails along the way, but every intersection has a signage, so i kept constantly checking to make sure I’m taking correct turns. As i left the parking lot and headed north, i made right turn and walked counter clockwise. There are not many steep parts, this trail could be easily completed with kids too. Just make sure to leave your pets at home, as no dogs are allowed in the Preserve. I met probably 5 or so people eventually, heading the other direction than me, i wonder if people usually hike this trail in clockwise direction, but I don’t think there is a right or wrong way. When I returned back to the parking lot there was about a handful of other cars. Because this park is off limits for dogs, i imagine it does not get much traffic, but because of the low elevation gain, it is a good walk. I was a little disappointed that the trail didn’t take me closer to the pond/lake in the middle. But i suppose that is the Preserve area that must remain off limits. Good walk overall

An easy suburban hike with a meadow, wooden area and stream. Some areas off the trail are quite steep so I would caution those with little ones to be careful. There are many social trails to also explore, but these tend to lead towards homes. For the mycologists, several species were spotted including phlebia radiata, pholiota limonella, a species of pleurotis and kuehneromyces mutabilis to name a few.

An easy suburban hike with a meadow, wooden area and stream. Some areas off the trail are quite steep so I would caution those with little ones to be careful. There are many social trails to also explore, but these tend to lead towards homes. For the mycologists, several species were spotted including phlebia radiata, pholiota limonella, a species of pleurotis and kuehneromyces mutabilis to name a few.