This is a really beautiful place. My five year old and I enjoyed the loop around the lake. The trail is narrow in places but no big hills. We will definitely be back when we want something close to home.

Tucked away in suburban Sammamish, this is one of the best urban hikes I've been on.  Although you can see some of the houses, it is a quiet neighborhood and you soon forget about them.  I went around the Hazel Wolf Wetlands clockwise, picked up Ann's Walking Trail, and had lunch at the deck on the North end of the wetlands.  I continued south to Beaver Lake Preserve via Fred's Way.

I didn't like Beaver Lake Preserve as much as the Hazel Wolf Wetlands, but I'd wanted to check out the trails as I'd been to the park before.  It's essentially forest with guided maps along the way, which are helpful as there are many branches which could potentially be confusing.  I went clockwise again and headed down to the lake, which is flanked by many houses.  I looped back up to the Hazel Wolf Wetlands and back to my car.

All in all, not a bad way to spend an afternoon during the Coronavirus 2020.  People were respectful and gave each other 6 feet of space when crossing paths and I'm glad this park is open for people to use at this time.

Boots? Check!  Turned out to be a nice day for this journey.  Soon after passing the Hazel Wolf Wetlands sign we went right on Ann's Trail and after crossing a sturdy bridge turned off onto Fred's Way.  Not too far down Fred's we ran into a fallen tree I couldn't get under with the baby on my back.  After a tangerine break we went back and followed Ann's Trail south until we found a nice view of the wetlands.  As we sat there we listened to a gaggle of noisy geese.  We were surprised to find out the outlet stream is Laughing Jacobs Creek which we hiked along yesterday at Hans Jensen Group Camp.  My daughter had fun clearing a tree off the trail.  This is a great hike for kids.

The trail was in nice condition, but I think it's important to mention that the trail is too narrow to have more than one person side by side. Walk in single file line. The trail is beautiful and level the whole way through, making it an easy and quick hike if you want to jog, walk a dog, or just take a walk to get some fresh air. The signs were a bit hard to read and I actually became confused about where I was at some points, especially after entering Hazel Wolf Wetlands, so I would recommend looking over the map and creating a route before you go. There is parking, but the lot has gravel which makes it undesirable for certain cars such as those with less suspension. Some bleeding heart flowers on the sides of the trail, lots of fallen logs, mushrooms, salmon berries, etc. 

This hike I would not recommend if you are hiking and looking for beautiful views. This hike was a nice way to get active for a part of your day with really beautiful trees. While I was there, there were around 3 trees down across the trail but they didn't hinder much. I went with 2 friends and we had a fun time just talking and walking. If i had to rate this trail out of 5 i would give it like a 2.