I've been to Weowna Park before but never explored the whole park, so I did that today on a nice #lovelocaltrails lollipop loop today!
I started from the north end of the park, then hiked all the way along the trail to the Phantom Creek waterfall, then did the loop south of that clockwise before heading back up to the trailhead. I also took the few side trails just to be "completionist" (there weren't very many of them). It ended up being about 4.4 miles (and a lot more elevation gain than I expected!).
I got a late start and got to the trailhead a little after 11. There were 2 cars parked parallel to the road there, so there was space for one more car there after I parked. When I got back an hour and a half later, there was only one other car there. No facilities at the trailhead, but there are dog bags and a trash can.
The trails were in good shape, with a few muddy spots that were easy to avoid for the most part since the trails are so wide. I only saw a few people on trail today — it was really quiet, which I sort of expected. I somehow escaped the rain, which was surprising.
I loved how quiet the forest also was in general, people-aside — you get away from the road pretty quickly, and the din of the cars disappears. You get some cool peek-a-boo views of Lake Sammamish through the trees too. Just a really lovely hike today.
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