Ring Hill Forest — Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025

Quick walk around the Ring Hill Forest trails Thursday morning.  Parking is free though limited, basically a wide shoulder area on the east side of 232nd Ave, 5 maybe 6 if folks park in an orderly fashion, 2 to 3 if they don’t.  There are no restroom facilities available.  The trails are in very good condition with evidence of recent maintenance and some nice, recently redone little bridges.  There is one muddy area that is a bit slippy but nothing terrible.  One other item of note - we did not attempt the small southern loop listed on the trail map - there is no connecting trail from the north and the only access I could see was down somebody’s specifically marked private road and so skipped it.

Limited wildlife out this morning, a handful of little overwinter birds, a flock of robins and heard but did not see one Raven overhead, (oddly enough while walking along the “Raven’s Watch” trail.)  The lone “viewpoint” listed on the trail map has long since grown over with just a very marginal view through fairly heavy tree cover and then only in winter.  Keep an eye out for a few impressively large ancient crags and gigantic stumps from when the property was originally logged a hundred years ago.  A nice little quiet walk in the woods if you are in the area.

Link to further information about the property - https://kingcounty.gov/en/dept/dnrp/nature-recreation/parks-recreation/king-county-parks/natural-working-lands/ring-hill-forest