Six members of the Whidbey Hiking Group did a 5.5 mile loop hike at Larrabee State Park.
We began at the Two Dollar Trailhead which is located up the Hiline/Cleator Road about .5 mile from Chuckanut Drive. (Discover Pass required) The trailhead is easy to find at the small parking area but it was not signed.
The Two Dollar Trail has had much new work done and was in excellent condition. Just over a mile up the trail we came to a nice waterfall which was an outlet stream from Fragrance Lake. At 1.5 miles a side trail on the left takes you in to the NW corner of Fragrance Lake. From there we hiked around the lake clockwise and took the "regular" Fragrance Lake Trail back down to the Interurban Trail near the state park entrance. (We did stop at the viewpoint on the way down. Not as great a view as the Oyster Dome, but not bad.)
Lastly we hiked north on the Interurban Trail back to Hiline/Cleator Road and a short (.4 mile) walk up the road completed the loop back to the cars.
My opinion is the loop hike was more fun than the usual up and back on the same trail.
5.5 miles RT and maybe 1,000' of elevation gain.
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