Trip
Day Hike - Lake Wilderness Park
Hike on two historic railroad grades through four tunnels, across two bridges and through a botanical garden on a forested route to beautiful Lake Wilderness Park, where we have lunch at a sheltered picnic table by the lake, watching ducks and geese go by.
- Sat, Mar 17, 2018
- Tacoma Singles Activities Subcommittee
- Day Hiking
- Singles
- Easy
- Easy
- Mileage: 5.0 mi
- High Point Elevation: 500 ft
- Pace: 2.5 mph
- FULL (12 capacity)
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
Meet at 10:30 AM at the Maple Valley McDonald's Restaurant at 23225 Maple Valley Highway (SR 169), reached by driving east on SR 18 and turning right at the SE 231st St exit and right again on the Maple Valley Highway (SR 169), where McDonald's is on your right.
From McDonald's we will caravan a short distance to the trailhead parking lot on SR 169 near 236th Ave SE. No parking pass is required. Restrooms are located at the meeting spot (McDonald's) and at the lunch spot (Lake Wilderness Park), but not at the trailhead or elsewhere on the hiking route.
Required Equipment
- Navigation
- Sun protection
- Insulation (extra clothing)
- Illumination
- First aid supplies
- Fire
- Repair kit and tools, including knife
- Nutrition (extra food)
- Hydration (extra water)
- Emergency shelter