What a beautiful hike! Trail has been beautifully maintained so was a pleasure to hike. There was a mix of dirt trail, solid rock and loose rock. For a Sunday afternoon, it wasn't too crowded, it felt like just the right balance! We left the trailhead at 1:30 pm and hiked up to the lake. All along the trail, there were beautiful views to capture your attention. Once we arrived there, we actually continued on to circle the lake. On the far side, we stopped for a while to fish and have a snack. It was pretty secluded, with few people venturing around the lake. At the lake we saw fish (though we didn't catch any), some sort of vole, beautiful wildflowers, lots of crickets and butterflies. We probably spent about an hour at the lake and then headed back down, getting back to the trailhead at 6:45 pm.
A few notes for others venturing to Lake Twenty Two: 1. The mosquitos were pretty bad at the trailhead. The rest of the way was not bad at all, but they were pretty annoying at the start and finish. 2. There were a lot of bags of dog poop and some poop that was not bagged. PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOGS! 3. We ran into quite a few families with children that were struggling with the difficulty of the trail, the loose rock towards the top was tough for some of the kids. 4. The mileage listed for this hike was right on - 2.7 miles to the lake and then about .5 mile around the lake. It took us about 2 hours to get to the lake.
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