Leader: Joanie Pryor

This hike will take us through a beautifully wooded area managed primarily as a nature preserve with a focus on protecting its wide variety of habitats, including ponds, and other wetlands. The trails run through second-growth forest of Douglas firs, cedars, cottonwoods, and maples some of which are covered with moss and which are surrounded by sword ferns and other typical northwest undergrowth.

We will be navigating a 4.5-mile loop starting from the parking lot taking the Trillium Trail, some connecting trails, and returning on the Siler’s Mill Trail. Some of the trails in the Preserve are multi-use including foot traffic, bicycles, and horses. I have done my best to choose a route that is minimally used by bicycles, however, some of the connecters are used by all three types of enthusiasts.

In the interest of protecting the quality of these habitats, the preserve has enacted the following rules: No pets, No alcohol, No fires or smoking, No firearms.

Bring: snacks, lunch, water, rain gear

Hike in review:

Length is 4.5 miles

Elevation gain is 400 feet

Highest point is 580 feet

The only restrooms are at the trailhead parking lot.

There are no pass or fee requirements.

WTA reviews this hike as Easy/Moderate

Parking lot address is 21760 NE Novelty Hill Road, Redmond, WA 98053

We will meet at the parking lot at 9 a.m.

RSVP to Joanie Pryor by September 11, 2023