Lord Hill is becoming a favorite place for winter hikes. It is nearby, just south of Snowhomish, has a small but adequate parking lot with port-o-potty, and is laced with many forest trails. Signage has not kept up with all the trails but there are helpful signs every once in awhile. Most of the trails are dry, wide, and easy to hike. Running north-south through the middle of Lord Hill park is a cleared band with trail called the Pipeline trail. There is a gas line below ground there.
We hiked to Beaver Marsh Lake and then to English Pond. From there we found a leather map nailed to a tree that guided us to Temple Pond. One trail from English to the Temple Pond trail had a number of muddy sections but they were easy to navigate. Returning north up the Pipeline trail, we found a broad crossover road to the Main trail.
Along the way we discovered Midway Footpath which is still a work in progress. What a fun trail! Much of it is newly hacked out of the virgin forest and the north end has many blowdowns and one muddy marsh to cross on a log, but it was a great adventure. We found Hidden Lake, a park bench in the woods, and a charming old gnome stump decorated with offerings from passers by. All in all a very enjoyable exploration.
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