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.
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