If you continue down the trail from the Hiking an Old Trail cache, across the power line cut (follow the beaten path), eventually you will come across an old sign. This was the original location of another of my caches before proximity constraints forced me to move it. You can chose left or right, it does not matter. They both lead down to the lakeside portion of the trail. The distance is roughly the same down to the lake, however if you choose right you will have a lovely walk through a very thick and moss covered Fir and Spruce forest. It's very shaded and is one of the last spots to see snow completely melt. If you choose left (or straight) you will go down a section that was probably built first before they realized it would be too wet to maintain. The trail is not difficult but you will go through a wet section where old board walks were built. I would err caution if you choose this route as many of logs have long since been rotten and thus you have to choose your footing carefully. Someone obviously put a lot of care into this trail back in the day, it is a shame it was left to rot.
Access to the beach is possible although it may require a little bit of climbing. The easiest spot I have been able to find is located east once you reach the bottom. You will arrive at a small clearing and just next to a makeshift log bridge (it's really just a few logs over a stream). The path continues on the other side and you will reach another clearing just next to a pretty easy lakeshore access point. (It looks like rock stairs almost, next to a fire pit).
Most of this trail is very grown around by a thick canopy of trees. It gave me the feeling of walking through a tunnel. Decided to put a cache at the first point where the trail gives you a little more breathing room. However, ff you are out of breath at this point, do not despair as you are 3/4 of the way through the trail, and roughly halfway up the hillside.
After you find this cache you can continue up the hill. You will come out at the power line cut. Follow the trail to the other side of the cut and then turn east. After that you You can walk a short distance and there will be a trail on the left that takes you up the last segment of the trail. This will lead you to a small shelter in a semi clearing. The trail continues along a fallen tree to the left just before the shelter. That is where the trail leads west and does a semi hairpin turn back towards the tourist hut. You're on the right track if you're walking along a swampy area.