I began at the north end trailhead. At this time of year the vegetation is green, thick and wet after the last couple days of rain which made for very humid conditions. Most of the trail is in the shade, so that cooled things down. The route follows along the north side of the Sauk River with lots of glimpses of the water along the way. There is good path down to the river's edge about half way into the trail. The end of the trail comes abruptly to an end where the bridge has collapsed. It is hard to see the lake now as it is full of foliage.
The trail is in good condition. There is one tree slanted across the trail, but it is fairly easy to duck under it. There are a couple trees across the trail that have been there for several years, but they have had notches cut that makes them easy to get over.
I had lunch at the Sauk River access on the north side of the MLH. There is a great site there as it is the confluence of the White Chuck and Sauk Rivers. The Sauk is mild and green but the White Chuck is crashing white water flowing over large rocks.
There is restroom at the Beaver Lake trailhead and at the river access parking lot-both well stocked and clean.
There were no other hikers this morning.
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