Lord Hill Regional Park
Info
This is a multi use trail system located in Snohomish County, just South of the city of Snohomish. More info here.
Ride Reports
Thanks to some rain yesterday, the Hill was riding great. Mountaineers trail crew did some fabulous brush cutting along lower springboard...much appreciated! Rouge Knights and the Sink require a bit of foliage interactions as of now, but still good to go. Looks like the new entrance t...
The forecast calls for another wet week coming, so once the last round of rain stopped, I quickly got in a ride this morning at the Hill. All the trails were only slightly soft and running well except for Red Barn which was its swampy self with some mud patches. The roads were wet also but the tr...
Took the bike out after lunch and just started going all over the park. There is a tree for the big saws on Rogue Knight about a third of the way in from the bottom. Today's trails were well drained and had only a couple soft spots at times but great for a wet winter season. There is about 20 fee...
Even though we had a huge rainstorm the day before, the Lord Hill trails I travelled today were well drained and almost ideal except for needle layers, leaves or wet roots. The beautiful day was refreshing and Mt Rainier could finally be seen through the trees which hasn't been happening for a lo...
I just got back from a trip in Eastern Washington and Southern BC and took advantage of the early weekend rains over Lord Hill. The soils absorbed it all and the trails were in great shape! The leaves of Fall are now coming down pretty fast but Goldeneye, Wishbone, the Springboards, and Liquid Br...
Drove up from Snohomish and could see that, as soon as I left the valley floor, I was going to be in the middle of the smokey stratus cloud of the Bolt Creek Fire.
When I...
Went out early this morning to do the Springboards, Meet Cutter, the Goldeneye/Wishbone area, and EweTube. The deeper berms on both Goldeneye and Wishbone are filling with the gravel left after sandy powder and dust is blown out. We need to rake them pretty desperately. After that, the future sho...
I had Supertramp on my mind today....
"So your wife wants to float the Sky,
You bring your bike cause you want a ride,
Take the long way home!..."
After shuttling my wife and her friend to their Sultan to Monroe kayak float trip, I was in Monroe with a lot of time on my...
Just got the full suspension out of the shop after almost 3 weeks for a dropper and drivetrain overhaul. I decided to take the bike to Lord Hill for the initial test drive and it was as good as new. I had no idea how bad the drive train resistance really was! Climbing now was so much easier with...
Wanted to do a long ride tonight and with the Stumpjumper's dropper failing, I took the gravel bike out tonight for a long excursion. I headed north from Silver Lake to Highway 2 and over the Snohomish River and then back to Snohomish heading toward Lord Hill. Half way to SR-522, I took a right o...
Sing this report to the Scorpions' song (inspired by OTBs on Snotch and Porcupine Rim on the Whole Enchilada in Moab)
I realized I missed the jump, my body's wrecked like I hit a stump
I look around and see my face, what the hell, I need a neck brace!
Don't want to find ou...
Made a pretty routine run in Snohomish today going up to the towers to do the Springboards and then rolled the Goldeneye rock drop (pictured). I went up to the summit for the view and noticed a summit DH heading west down to Liquid Bread. Be careful on that one! Wishbone, Liquid Bread and Ewe Tub...
Had a fun afternoon in the cool dry day before the next rain came. I did the Springboards, Meet Cutter, Redline, Goldeneye variants, Wishbone, Liquid Bread and Ewe Tube. Also worked on the long lefthand berm on Wishbone adding reinforcing dirt and packing it as necessary. Please don't test the ri...
The rains up North finished up about 9am this morning so a buddy and I drove the long way to Lord Hill since the road from Snohomish was closed due to the river level. We went up to the Towers, did the Springboards, Meetcutter, and then down to the river to see the river just a few hours after th...
Had to detour around the road closure in Snohomish and got to the North trailhead via the Monroe end of the road. The water receded and the road was back open after this morning's ride was done. I went up to the towers and down Springboard, Meetcutter, and then the River Trail to see the river ac...
Took my coworker to the park for his first time here and gave him a tour of the good stuff. The recent rains were soaked up well and the trails were all hero. We went up to the towers and down on the Springboards, back up for Wishbone, Goldeneye/Flowdeneye and ended with lights on Ewe Tube....
Had a slightly soggy morning in the light morning shower here today. The rains were dampening the soil to near hero so the ride conditions were very enjoyable. I got to White Ox to climb to the towers and there was Mommy on White Ox, 50 feet in front of me! I rode another 30 feet and there were h...
Had a quick window of time to take advantage of, and went to enjoy Flowdeneye and Wishbone. But first I decided to go to the towers via Rouge Knights as a climbing trail instead of taking the road to the end and climbing White Ox. There are a couple punchy spots to ascend but it was a welcome cha...
The task today was just to clear the full length of the River Trail from nettles and brush. So I went down Lower Springboard and Meetcutter and then started at the top of the River Trail and machete'd all the way to the river. It's ready for you to run the full length now. I climbed up to the sum...
Today, I brought my Fiskars Machete with me to clear the Upper Springboard Nettle Meadow below the towers and then began cutting back open the River trail shoreline access to open it up for handlebars. The whole River trail could use a little weed/nettle wacking but I started at the bottom and th...
Went out early just after sunrise to get a cooler ride in before the record heatwave hits. Did the Springboards, Meetcutter and River trails and came back up. The river shoreline is still underwater and the approach area is overgrown so help as you can to open it up. After Goldeneye, I went to th...
Had a fun morning going on the gamut of trails at Lord Hill again. I started up to the towers to do the Springboards' flow, then down Meet Cutter, and down to, and back from, the river to get my vertical. After climbing back up I did Redline and then had fun times on Goldeneye, FlowdenEye and Wis...
Had a fun, muddy, morning checking out the Snohomish River flood level (22.5 feet @ Snohomish) after going up to the towers. Windfall was cleared off the trails but a large rotten tree is over the bottom of the Upper Springboard flow. The first deep-dipping left turn berm on Wishbone has filled w...
Wanted to get a good baseline performance run on my gravel bike, over multiple terrain styles, before I order and install my Fox 32AX fork to mitigate the handlebar shock of the rooty, or rough, ter...
Reporter 'Bryan' and I toured Lord Hill this morning to enjoy the park in its early Summer state. There is a tree over Liquid Bread near the bottom after a blind corner and one also over the River trail still, halfway down to the river. The river has no beachfront still so the snow must be...
Got to the trailhead around 6:30 this morning and went directly to the Springboards and then up to do Goldeneye, Flowdeneye and Wishbone. Gnomes have done amazing work on Wishbone adding several great jumps and added an extension trail, just to the North, with more jumps. That trail goes right, a...
Snohomish side access was closed so you had to get to the park from the Monroe side. Trails were well drained except for a couple spots, but the soil was so soaked, trees were falling in many spots. River Trail has a big tree across it for the big saws and I cleared a tower climbing trail o...
I went up north to try the Blanchard Forest again but the forest road, and probably parking lots, still had too much snow. The trails probably too. Came back to Everett/Snohomish and did Lord Hill. The snowfall has broke off a ton of limbs on the trails and toppled a few weak trees. Chainsaw need...
Was able to squeeze in a run up to the towers and then came down the Springboards, and finally over to do Goldeneye, and Wishbone. There were a few puddles, but much better drainage is happening on the trails. There is 4" of snow there by now at the time of this report. GPS Track and pictur...
First time riding here, it was a blast. The trails are in great condition for fast riding. There are some areas with mud puddles, but nothing that stops you in your tracks. Not very crowded, some pedestrians, a few other bikers and a horse, not bad for a beautiful Saturday in th...
Had a great ride until the end. I went up to the towers, down the Springboards, had my best run down Meetcutter, and then all the way down to the river. There was about 30 feet of beach with the low water level and I even grabbed a salmon. But on the climb out, a stick got into my rear wheel! It...
As I reported last time, the foliage is down due to the February snow and trailwork has drained a lot of puddling. Hero dirt everywhere else, and the best visibility the park has ever had, have made the trails faster then I have seen in years. Goldeneye and its flowy offshoot were in excellent sh...
Got a quick ride in this afternoon and was really amazed that the initial climb to the main road was still coated in an inch or two of packed, warm, snow. Had to hike 50 feet but traction where it was well melted was fine. The record snow has flattened almost every fern, nettle and silal so trail...
Went up to the towers and then down the Springboards. Then I did some clearing of Meetcutter and finding a freshly fallen tree half way down (chainsaw folks see GPS/Picture). Then I went all the way down to the river and rode a ways down the riverbed since the river is so low from the dry season...
Spent an evening riding to the towers, and then doing the Springboards, Meetcutter, Goldeneye, Wishbone, Redline, the summit, and then returned along the pond trails. The new trail contours on Goldeneye and a repair of its long, sweeping, left turn were great additions to the ride. The skies were...
Went back with my new Fiskars 13" billhook to clear out the overgrowth on Meatcutter. Over the past week a team of trail lovers had already done a bang-up job clearing the whole trail and headroom. I went on to Goldeneye and Wishbone. Trails are still dry as heck and the loose rock on the Wishbon...
Had a great early morning on Lower Springboard, Goldeneye, Wishbone, Ewe Tube, Redline, and Liquid Bread. All are in great shape. There was a 10" tree crossing the Redline trail about 2/3 the way down. Nettles have started growing over your handlegrips in spots so I recommend full finger gloves i...
The ride was enjoyable and challenging at times for speed. The maples and alders are shedding and covering the roots and with the rains we'll have some slippery conditions. Get a ride in soon. Hide your stuff in the trunk and out of view. There was a smash and grab right next to me when I got bac...
Went and did Lower Springboard, then Meet Cutter, then up to the Park's viewpoint, and then back down to do Goldeneye. Then did Wishbone, and then back to the parking lot via the Pipeline and Beaver Trails just before the convergence zone dumped a bunch rain in a short downpour.
The combo...
Did Lord Hill to the towers and then down to the river. Many of the trails are overgrown with flurishing nettles so we got some work to do. Using fingerless gloves left several nettle sting marks and numbness. Use a long sleeve and fingered gloves and leg protection on many of the trails until we...
I went on the Temple loop trail and the main trail from the parking area. Mostly dry with some puddles. There are a lot of small branches down from the wind. If you haven't ridden here before there is a section of the Main trail going to the pipeline cut off trail that is quite rocky j...
Spent most of my ride today exploring the southeast quarter and east border of the park. It included a little side trip scrammble to Bald Hill and a ride around the gravel pit along the eastern border overlooking the Monroe valley (attached pic). The trails are in good shape after the light rain...
Rode to the south end of the park from the North lot going around the Eastern ponds and numerous fallen leaves. There was a lot of blown down trunks of weak alder that were easy to clear. Some hilly climbs were tougher with the wet leaves and exposed roots but it is a nice time in the woods. Clim...