There were only seven of us on this very nice hike. We started the hike at the parking lot of Rainbow Lake and then hiked down to Middle Creek and the swinging bridge. I would rate this hike as basically easy with a couple tricky spots. The nice thing about this 2.7 mile hike is that it is mostly in the shade. The two swinging bridges can make just about anyone sea sick if they stand on them too long. They really move around while you are crossing them. It took us two hours and 37 minutes to complete this hike. The trail consisted of just about every kind of terrain. There were rocks, gravel, mud, streams and roots to navigate which made it very interesting. The trails around middle lake are overused and that combined with runoff from the nearby golf course means the trails are not in the best of shape.
If you would like to see some photos, maps and altitude graph from this hike click here.