Very few folks in the parking lot at the Snoqualmie Lake trailhead when we arrived at 8:15. This 8 mile roundtrip hike to Otter Falls and Lipsy Lake is an excellent introductory hike and especially nice on hot days (as it was today) given the forest canopy.
The trail is soft and duffy at some points and rocky/cobbly at others....with an almost imperceptible grade increase as you journey. Recommend no tennis shoes on this one --- stiff soles only. Lot's of side streams with fresh water along the way and the sound of Taylor River always nearby.
The new trail at the Otter Falls cutoff is fantastic (just opened on 5/17). Previously the route was a spider web of kicked in trail steps --- now it is a smooth ramp up the hill and a nice wood reinforced set of stairs down to the lake and falls.
Arrived at the lake around 10:00 --- had a snack and returned back to the car by noon. An excellent day to be on a cool trail when it's hot in Seattle!
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