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West Hylebos Wetlands Park
A boardwalk runs through
wetlands and an old-growth forest in this 150-acre park. Look and listen for
Varied and Swainson's
For additional information, visit the Friends of the Hylebos website.
Directions:
Take Highway 18 west until it ends and becomes 348th St. in Federal Way.
Follow 348th past the Park’n’Ride to 4th Ave. So. Watch for it on your left. 4th Ave. So.
is just a one-lane driveway in front of some log cabins. A sanican is in a
small building at the start of the trail. Take the trail past the cabins,
down the slope about two blocks to the wetlands. Follow the trail into the
woods. Take a trail to the right to go around Marlake, a pond in front of
the ranger's house. This area can be birdy at any time of year.The trail
continues around the back of the houses and loops back to near the starting
point. In the woods, take the trail to the left to access the one-mile
boardwalk through the bog and down to Brook Lake. You can print ouf a
"virtual tour" from the Friends website
that shows the trails.
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