I joined a WTA work party at Middle Fork Snoqualmie and arrived at the parking area around 7:30 AM. There are two privies in the large parking area and a Forest Service pass is required to park there. After our morning meeting, our large group hiked on the Middle Fork Trail for about 1 1/2 miles and started our work from there. Our work for the day was basic trail maintenance, which included digging and clearing drains of leaves and other debris, removing weeds and that were narrowing the trail corridor, and trimming large shrubs away from the trail. We worked in three groups and spread out along the trail. The part of the Middle Fork Trail that we covered today is dry and in good shape. There are some areas that could still use some brushing but otherwise there are no obstacles of note.
After the work party, I decided to hike up to the viewpoint at Garfield Ledges. From the main (paved) parking lot, I hiked the Middle Fork Connector Trail, which is a short walk near the river that offers a couple of spots with nice viewpoints and in my opinion, is much nicer than walking along the road. The trail ends at a bridge that leads to the large parking area for the Garfield Ledges trailhead. I walked over the bridge and through the large parking area and found the trailhead near a privy. The Garfield Ledges trail is short but is pretty much up, up, and up to viewpoints of the Snoqualmie River valley. The trail is dry and in great shape with no obstacles of note. After some snacks at the viewpoint, I returned to the paved parking area following the same route. At the parking area I added some mileage to my hike by meandering around the river by the picnic areas and ended up with a four mile round trip hike.
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