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Hilburn Preserve — Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017

Olympic Peninsula > Olympia
Beautiful Goldsborough Creek
I worked on this little trail (barely a mile roundtrip) on a WTA crew (plus Capitol Land Trust volunteers) in Sep '16 so decided to see it again, since it is short, scenic and nearby. The trailhead is unmarked but follows a fence on the right to an open field and a little further you'll see the trail head into the woods paralleling the Goldsborough Creek. The creek itself is beautiful but the salmon ladders are my favorite feature. There's a good write up of this little preserve here: https://capitollandtrust.org/conserved-lands/conservation-areas/oakland-bay-goldsborough-creek-watershed/hilburn-preserve/ and i've included 2.5min of video highlights below.
The stairs WTA repaired/built
The shelter where the trail meets the closed off road (which can be used as a loop hike)
The cool salmon ladders
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