A Homeschool Mom's Hiking Blog: April 2012

Monday, April 30, 2012

Big Gulch Trail - Mukilteo ~ February 2012

The Big Gulch Trail in Mukilteo is another close to home trail that is great for a quick walk or hike. It ends (or begins at the Mukilteo Library, so you could even combine a trip to the library with a quick hike. :-)

There are several miles of trails that can be accessed from the 92nd St. Park, the Mukilteo Library or the Stay Bridge Suites Hotel.

We made a loop from the 92nd St. Park around to the library and back to the park. It was a nice walk, muddy, but nice. Be prepared for wet, muddy conditions on parts of the trail.

As you can tell by the next three pictures, the kids enjoyed climbing over everything that they could!

I did spot a couple of mushrooms along the trail.

Happy trails!

Japanese Gulch Trail - Mukilteo - April 5, 2012

The Japanese Gulch Trail is only about 15 minutes from my house. That's why it is surprising that I had never been here before!

It has around 14 miles of trails that are used by hikers and mountain bikers. If you don't like to get muddy, find a different trail. We encountered quite a bit of mud, several washouts and a few places that required sliding on your backside.

This is one of the washouts that we encountered shortly after leaving the parking area on 5th St. This next picture was a steep hill that had a rope to assist you up.

There are a lot of intersecting trails and I would suggest printing a map, so that you have a general idea of where you are going. The trails are not named or marked in most cases, but the map can help you to keep your general sense of direction.

We encountered several bikers and hikers on the trail, but we were mostly by ourselves. I would imagine that this is a pretty packed place on the weekends (especially summer).