This is a multi-use, double wide, moderate rated trail.
A mountain bikers dream trail. So many bikers today. Parking lot was mostly bikers, and a few of us hikers.
This is a pretty dirt trail. It's shady the first part of the trail, until you get higher in elevation then you won't be covered in shade. Trail is rocky, dusty, and dry right now. We need some rain. There are signs that say if the trail is muddy stay off, but you can clearly see the ruts in the trail that the bikes have made riding in the mud.
There is a huge paved parking lot with a few picnic tables with covering. They even have a water faucet which I definitely used.
Access to many other trails in the area. Some are for hiking only, if you don't want to keep stopping for bikers, even though the rules are stated that bikers need to yield to hikers stay on the footpaths only.
Dogs are allowed below the Bonneville Shoreline Trail, but not above. This trail crosses both areas. Please follow this rule as this is our watershed.
A big sized deer ran right in front of me pretty early on the trail. Lots of wild life. I also saw lots of birds, (cool hawks), lots of lizards, squirrels, and even a skunk.
There is a sign at the trail head that reminds you that you are in cougar country. I didn't see any. Probably because of all the bikers. I also didn't see any snakes. Thank God. There seems to be a lot this year, or maybe there have always been, but people are just posting pictures of their snake encounters more because of social media.
I thought for sure I would see one especially up by lone rock. Just because it's so rocky.
All in all a pretty good hike 5.7 miles in 3.01 hrs with an elevation gain of 1,138 feet. I'm slow what can I say.
*clean bathrooms available
**large parking lot
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