Sam Hooke

Oxbow Lake

All trips at this location:

Distance3.85 km / 2.39 miles
Elevation gain33 m / 109 ft
Duration1h30m
Moving55m

Very wet, very few people about: good time to hike!

A rather short, easy hike in very heavy rain.

No one else was around, so it was easy to park at the trailhead. We went anti-clockwise around the lake (three months later we took the clockwise loop).

A sharp curve of ex-river with forest on the banks.
At the south-western tip of oxbow lake, looking north-east.

At the eastern side of the lake is a short trail that leads over to Middle Fork Snoqualmie River.

Rushing river water.
A view of Middle Fork Snoqualmie River.

Despite the rain, we still saw some wildlife.

A reddish-brown bird with black back, neck stripe and head.
A Varied Thrush.
A sharp, distant peak, vanishing in the rain.
Looking up towards a nearby peak.