So I was aiming for the top of Bald Hill, cutting cross country from the corner of the trail near Marsh pond. I jumped off trail starting at the blue and white flag/tape. All went as planned until I hit a RAOD?! Yes, well my planned mini off trail adventure turned into discovering that there is actually a private residence perched right on the top of Bald Hill! This was surprising, because according to the currently published map of trails (includes some that aren't built yet) a trail is supposed to run right up to the top of Bald Hill and it seemed to imply that Bald Hill is/will be part of Lord Hill Park eventual trail system. upon looking it up later, there is actually a 69 acre plot of land up there for sale for more than $2.5 million with quite the fancy house right on top! MLS#1101296 in case anyone is curious. So, after poking around for a couple minutes, I followed the road back down until (according to my GPS) a reached "Hidden Springs Book Company" (??) -It looked like a little garden/run down house. From here I cut cross country and back to Lord Hill's open Quary area and eventually back to the car. Unexpected little adventure, but good times : )
Trip Report
Lord Hill Regional Park — Monday, Nov. 20, 2017
Puget Sound and Islands > Seattle-Tacoma Area
Comments
LordHillBandit on Lord Hill Regional Park
My, you do get around, don't you?!
Yes, the house has always been there, a "radio" tower too. It is not, nor will be, part of the park. There are no trails south of Bald Hill Pond. (although there are random ribbons throughout the area)
The quarry on the east side is still active, so don't get caught trespassing during the week. The rest of the park is surrounded by residences, so be careful on your backwoods explorations as you could pop out in someone's backyard.
The park was "mapped" out last spring by someone the Parks Dept. hired. She took every little trail, pee path, and deer trail she could find. The Parks Dept. then published it as the new map. A lot of those trails do not exist...
Posted by:
LordHillBandit on Nov 21, 2017 03:58 PM
zaranth on Lord Hill Regional Park
Thanks for the info about the trail map! That makes so much more sense now : )
Posted by:
zaranth on Nov 26, 2017 02:36 PM