We arrived at Sky Country TH at 9 and were lucky to snag the last available parking spots. There were a number of groups meeting up, so parking was more limited than usual.
Our first destination was the old mine shaft. We started on Clay Pit and hiked to Fred's RR Trail, which is a ways down Clay Pit and will appear on the right. We took Fred's RR to East Fork trail, which appears on the left. That trail will become Mine Shaft trail and take you directly to the old mine shaft. We threw small rocks down the shaft to see how long it would take to hit bottom. Only one of us was able to heave our rock past the bank, however!
We followed the signs to Harvey Mann TH to get to our second destination, Million Dollar view. The clouds and fog hindered the view, but we were still able to enjoy a lovely territorial view of Lake Sammamish and surrounding areas.
From there, we walked across the TH parking lot to the large field. which has two covered gazebos with picnic tables. It was a perfect lunch spot and nice cover from the rains. We then started our hike back to the TH. We took Shangri La to Coyote Creek to Clay Pit, which took us directly to the TH.
The trails were all in great shape, especially for this rainy time of the year. There were a few down trees to cross over, but all were very navigable. Trail signage is very good throughout this large trail system. We logged 6 miles and 675' in elevation gain. It was a wonderful day in the woods with several great destination spots.
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