11.3 miles of hiking • 250' elevation gain •
My wife and I are having knee issues from last weeks hike and so we decided to take it easy for a while. We really enjoy this rails to trails hike and decided to hike for a second weekend. The trail in this region is primarily surrounded by trees with many views of the Chehalis River. The river was muddy and quite high but definitely not at flood stage. We had a strange experience in that a dog followed us from the TH for about 2.5 miles. It was a cute chocolate colored dog and it had a tag. The dog ended up chasing another dog (from a nearby farm) and we didn't see it again after that! We would have tried to contact the owner if it followed us the entire day. The rain was heavy at times but we also had a brief visit by the sun.
