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Lake Padden Park — Sunday, Dec. 4, 2022

Puget Sound and Islands > Bellingham Area
The lake

Walked the lake loop with baby and a dog mid-day. It took us about 1 hr. 40 minutes for ~2.6 miles even with stops for baby to eat and for the dog to run around at the dog park briefly. Trail is well maintained and wide for a lot of sections. When we got to the southeast part of the lake, there was some icy/light snow dusting on the trail but not bad at all. We pushed baby in our running stroller. Pretty much all flat around the lake with just one hill that I remember.

Lots of parking and all the bathrooms seemed to be open. Used the one at north end of park and it was clean and stocked. 

Lots of geese and ducks. Also saw a heron in the lake. 

If I lived nearby, this would be a great place for trail running. 

Icy section near the dog park
Shady parts in the wooded areas
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