Trail Update: Thanks to the Mountaineers Go Hike team for a great day of trail work!

Posted bySkagit Trail BuildersPosted inBridge, Hill Creek Trail, Work Parties

Volunteers from the Mountaineers Go Hike Course joined us for an great day of trail stewardship on May 24 and helped us accomplish sooooooo much!

  • Cleaned trash out of the historic Pump House
  • Removed blackberries around the Pump House and rock wall
  • Repaired damage (due to vandalism) to the rock wall and steps at the Pump House Bridge
  • Cleared vegetation encroaching on the west side of the Hill Creek Loop (about 1/2 mile)
  • Built three bench sites (one on Hansen Creek, two overlooking the Beaver Pond)
  • Applied final rock sand capping to the elevated trail right up to the Pump House Bridge
  • Completed the Pump House trail connection to the service road

We are VERY confident we will fulfill our Scope of Work on Skagit County Parks and Recreation property before we break for summer (plus a few extra details we’ve identified along the way).

Join us June 14 and 28 for our last 2 work parties of the build season and help us reach our trail goals!

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New Year, New Trail! Friends, volunteers, supporters.... We canceled our volunteer work party scheduled for December 13, 2025 due to the historic flood event brought on by this week’s atmospheric river. Dear Friends and Supporters, Remembering Sherry 🩷 Skagit Trail Builders Volunteers will be joining the “Co-ho-ho” 🎄 salmon release at 12:15 on Dec 13! Join us! Join us on Dec 13 for our final work party of 2025! In 1973, Northern State Hospital - once Washington’s largest mental institution - closed abruptly, displacing over 2,100 patients and eliminating 500+ local jobs. 💨 Wild Weather + Great Progress! 💨

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Skagit Trail Builders is 100% volunteer run. Our mission is to design, build, and advocate for multi-use community trails in Skagit County Parks