MARCH 19 PINE AND CEDAR LAKES (WHATCOM PARKS & REC) OR LAKE PADDEN (CITY OF BELLINGHAM) 8:30 to 2:00

Pine and Cedar Lakes: A moderate to strenuous 5-mile hike with an elevation gain of approximately 1,500 feet through a shady forest to two small lakes with views to Mount Baker and Puget Sound. 

Lake Padden: A number of hike options from an easy 2.6 mile-loop around the lake to more challenging trails depending on the trails taken. 

MEETING PLACES AND RETURN TIMES: For both hikes, meet by 8:30 am at the Chuckanut Park and Ride [999 N Burlington Blvd, Burlington, WA 98233 / exit 231 from I-5 on the east side of I-5] to sign in and arrange carpools. Those who are hiking Lake Padden may then leave and hike whichever trails they wish. The rest of the hikers will carpool and drive to the Pine and Cedar Lakes Trailhead on Old Samish Road. You may leave when your group returns to the car, usually by 2:00 pm.