This was our first time on this trail and we entered near the Mercer Slough Environmental Education center. We did see a few parking spots on the other side of the park on Bellevue Way SE near the construction, but we’re past the entrance so we continued around to the other side. We encountered only two other hikers, one runner with his dog, and one maintenance gentleman on a mower along the trail. Except for the constant construction and highway noise in the background, it was quite a private hike.
We noticed that the blueberry fields were still quite full of berries, which is surprising this late in the season. I think the construction of the light rail has kept many people away. The next time we take this hike, we will bring a bag to pick some.
The trails appear to be receiving some active maintenance, because there was fresh mulch on much of it.
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