After recent rains, plenty of mud today, but still quite passable.  Hiking boots were a must to negotiate steep portions, and our hiking poles came in quite handy to keep upright in the slippery mud.

Interesting place to explore if you are ok getting a bit lost - no real signage on the north side of the park for some reason.   Lots of downhill, lots of the trails were in decent but muddy shape, and not too difficult today to navigate the portions of the trails that have pretty steep places.  

Would love to come back later in the year when the trails are drier.  The south portion of the park, though, was no problem at all, even this wet week. Families and dog walkers were doing quite well there.

We started our hike on the north side of park (so, first crossed Olympic View Drive after parking the car in the main roadside lot). We wore our trail running shoes but regular tennis shoes would be fine here. Didn't encounter any muddy parts. You can hear cars from the road for the first bit but once you get "into the woods" we didn't notice it as much or we stopped hearing it. We had a map but got a bit turned around as there are many side trails (or old trails). Ended up going down one trail that was super steep and decided to turn back since I had a baby in a carrier and obviously didn't want to slip/fall. We also saw a former (current but sketchy) rope swing on a tree near this area. 

On the way back though, we exited to the street at an earlier point and crossed back and finished on the trail on the south side of the park. This area had many signs/markers describing different plants and trees. The signs are worn but you can still read them. We saw a lot of blueberry-looking berries that were not blueberries because of the different leaves and then learned from one of the signs that these are in fact called Oregon grapes but that they don't taste as good as blueberries. 

There were a handful of cars in the lot but we only crossed paths with one couple and two other people on our walk. Would like to return and explore more. 

A surprisingly good day hike right in Edmonds.  No restrooms, so be prepared.  Lots of mud today but only a few places we had to just wade through. Very few people on the trails.  Beware of the larger park with the ravine - trails not marked at all, and easy to get farther in than you should without getting a little lost. 

Across the street from the main sign has many trails with loops and different paths to take.
Almost the entire hike has tree coverage so it was great for a sunny day.

`This park is really a treasure.  It's rare to have such a wonderful natural park in a very urban environment.  This is likely to be the most diverse area of natural habitat than any urban park.  Sadly there is also lots of invasive species of Ivy, that crawl up the trees and eventually kill them.  Thankfully there are a few good souls who try to keep the Ivy at bay.  

This park is pretty expansive.  The southernmost part is a very easy walking trail and great to get out and stretch your legs.  The part of the park to the north has numerous trails some well worn and others less used.  Some have steep inclines and can be tricky to explore.  There is a BMX course on the northern side and has a nice variety of trails for the mountain biker to explore, but you will be walking your bike with certainty at many different points.

The saddest part about this park, is the few boneheads that bring in trash and leave it for others to pick up.  I often carry a machete, don't let me catch you discarding your garbage....

Perrinville creek is the superstar of this hike.  You can follow it down to Talbot Rd. where then it runs upon private property and is not accessible.  BE it right or wrong...  Following the creek is tricky.  Expect to get your boots wet.