A pretty river hike with impressive old growth dougs and cedars, plus some nice stands of maples and alders. The road is paved all the way to the trailhead, which is at 600ft elevation, so this trail is accessible and snow free almost all winter. A worthy addition to your rotation of non-summer trails.
At the 4.9 mile mark you can easily access the river, which is a good place for lunch before heading back. Note you'll see the riverbed from the trail, but have to walk a short distance over rock and sand to get to the water.
Hiked on 1/25, which was part of a unusually dry stretch of weather for January. There were four creek crossings (none overly challenging) and a few short muddy stretches. If you do this in more normal (wetter) winter weather, you'll definitely want to have waterproof footwear. Hopefully WTA will get an opportunity to work on this trail as simple foot log bridges would be sufficient for all the crossings.
Overall this is a relatively flat hike, although it starts with a 300+ foot climb from the trailhead, and then an immediate descent back down to the river.
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