Lord Hill Regional Park — Monday, Aug. 27, 2012

Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area

Lord Hill Regional Park offers a rather extensive trail system for the size of the park. With many intersecting trails (and not all of them signed), be sure to pick up a map at the parking area to carry with you. For this trip, I followed the directions for "Snohomish River" in Romano's Day Hiking: Central Cascades book (Main Trail to River Trail, returning via River Trail Cutoff to Pipeline to Beaver Lake Trail to Main Trail). All trails were dry and clear, with the exception of one downed tree to step over on the River Trail Cutoff. Other than that, the only obstacle was horse droppings. Except for the Pipeline Trail, all of the other trails were nicely shaded.