SATURDAY MORNING HIKE - Fobes-Ebey Slough, Snohomish, WA

Spring Season weather can be unpredictable. please check this site morning of event to see if it is happening as planned, or there is change of venue or time. Dress appropriately for the weather and possible changes.

Please read the hike description and links provided so you are aware of the ease/difficulty of this event.

[Fobes-Ebey Slough Dike Road Trail — Washington Trails Association (wta.org)](https://www.wta.org/go-hiking/hikes/fobes-ebey-slough-dike-road-trail)

Spend some time in the quiet countryside on a wide gravel trail next to a calm river just a few miles away from the city.
The trail begins behind a barrier gate on the west side of the parking area. The gravel trail is wide and flat for the entirety of the hike. Continue for 0.1 miles and the trail will turn toward the left.
Here, the trail begins to hug the east side of Ebey Slough, which it will for the remainder of the hike. Enjoy walking by the peaceful river, watching geese and ducks float by. If you’re lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of a great blue heron.

Distance: 3-4 miles RT
Elevation Gain: 13 ft
Pass/Permit Required: none _parking is limited so we may meet at nearby shopping area to carpool to trailhead.
Dogs allowed on leash, poop must be scooped and disposed of properly.

Guest function is turned off as parking is limited. you may bring a guest if they are riding in the same car.

## Getting There

From I-5, take exit 194 and continue on Highway 2 east for about 3 miles. Take the Snohomish-Bickford Avenue exit, and take the right fork toward Bickford Avenue. Continue on Bickford Avenue for 0.3 miles, then take a slight right onto 83rd Avenue SE. Continue for 0.4 miles and take a sharp right onto Fobes Road. Continue for 1 mile. The parking area is on your left, marked by 2 wooden posts.
The short dirt road into the parking area and the dirt parking area itself both have multiple very large potholes, and a high-clearance vehicle is recommended even though the road in is not long. There is space for 5 or 6 cars. (the pot holes have been filled in as of my last visit here a month or so ago.)