Best hikes in North Seattle

Best hikes

1 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak Loop, 4 summits 4.3 mi · ▲ 797 ft · Loop ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +1 more trail 90%wild 0.86sights 1.9appeal 1.79judge v3 d4
Complex multi-spur geometry; harder to follow cleanly.
2 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak Loop, 4 summits 4.4 mi · ▲ 797 ft · Loop ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +1 more trail 90%wild 0.87sights 1.9appeal 1.78judge v3 d3
Route has excessive looping/scribbling; unclear primary path.
3 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak Loop, 6 summits 6.1 mi · ▲ 989 ft · Loop ⚑ Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint, Cougar Pass, Doughty Falls Viewpoint +3 more trail 90%wild 0.82sights 2.0appeal 1.77judge v4 d4 4 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak, 5 summits 6.5 mi · ▲ 941 ft · Out & back ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +2 more trail 91%wild 0.82sights 2.0appeal 1.69judge v4 d3
Gain seems low for terrain; contours suggest more elevation
5 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak, 4 summits 4.7 mi · ▲ 827 ft · Out & back ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +1 more trail 90%wild 0.83sights 1.9appeal 1.69judge v5 d4 6 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak, 5 summits 7.4 mi · ▲ 1,623 ft · Out & back ⚑ Cougar Pass, Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls +2 more trail 89%wild 0.83sights 2.0appeal 1.68judge v4 d4 7 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak, 4 summits 4.9 mi · ▲ 830 ft · Out & back ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +1 more trail 90%wild 0.81sights 1.9appeal 1.67judge v4 d4 8 Long View Peak–Wilderness Peak, 4 summits 5.1 mi · ▲ 852 ft · Out & back ⚑ Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls, Long View Peak +1 more trail 90%wild 0.80sights 1.9appeal 1.64judge v4 d4 9 Wilderness Peak–Coal Creek Falls Loop, 3 summits 6.6 mi · ▲ 1,101 ft · Loop ⚑ Coal Creek Falls, Wilderness Peak, Far Country Lookout trail 90%wild 0.80sights 1.7appeal 1.61judge v5 d4
Name mentions Coal Creek Falls but route unclear if it reaches falls.
10 Long View Peak–Coal Creek Falls, 4 falls 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,208 ft · Out & back ⚑ Coal Creek Falls, Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls +1 more trail 92%wild 0.75sights 1.9appeal 1.59judge v4 d4
Name claims 4 falls but route doesn't clearly visit waterfalls.
11 Long View Peak–Coal Creek Falls, 4 falls 6.4 mi · ▲ 1,209 ft · Out & back ⚑ Coal Creek Falls, Doughty Falls Viewpoint, Doughty Falls +1 more trail 92%wild 0.75sights 1.9appeal 1.59judge v4 d4
Name mentions 4 falls but route doesn't clearly visit them.
12 Coal Creek Falls–Far Country Lookout Loop, 4 viewpoints 6.8 mi · ▲ 1,043 ft · Loop ⚑ Million Dollar View Pergola Viewpoint, Cougar Pass, Far Country Lookout +1 more trail 87%wild 0.86sights 1.6appeal 1.59judge v4 d4

Lowest-ranked hikes

Shown for quality monitoring: these score lowest on the catalog's ranking. If one looks like a genuinely good hike, that points at a ranking bug.

Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 0 ft · Out & back trail 87%wild 0.04appeal -0.21judge v3 d1
Urban creek walk; no real destination; generic name; poor hiking value.
Green to Cedar Rivers Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft · Out & back trail 58%wild 0.05appeal -0.20judge v5 d2
Urban trail connector with no hiking destination; suburban setting.
Green to Cedar Rivers Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft · Out & back trail 50%wild 0.05appeal -0.20judge v4 d2
Urban trail connector, no meaningful destination. Name misleading—doesn't reach Cedar River.
PSE Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 262 ft · Out & back trail 90%wild 0.05appeal -0.20judge v4 d2
Utility corridor loop; no scenic or natural destination.
Green to Cedar Rivers Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 108 ft · Out & back trail 52%wild 0.07appeal -0.18judge v5 d2
Urban trail connector with no hiking destination; suburban setting.
Cross Town Trail 2 mi · ▲ 367 ft · Out & back trail 99%wild 0.09appeal -0.16judge v4 d2
Gain seems high for gentle suburban terrain; no real destination.
Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 151 ft · Out & back trail 87%wild 0.09appeal -0.16judge v2 d1
Suburban trail along developed area, no real destination, misleading name.
Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 336 ft · Out & back trail 88%wild 0.09appeal -0.16judge v4 d1
Suburban trail loop with no destination; generic name; undesirable for serious hiking
Green to Cedar Rivers Trail 4.1 mi · ▲ 170 ft · Out & back trail 55%wild 0.09appeal -0.16judge v4 d2
Long urban trail connector with no hiking destination. Name misleading.
Green to Cedar Rivers Trail 2 mi · ▲ 86 ft · Out & back trail 60%wild 0.10appeal -0.15judge v4 d3
Suburban paved path, no real destination. Name doesn't match route endpoints.
Snoqualmie Valley Trail 6.3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · Out & back trail 47%wild 0.18appeal -0.07judge v2 d1
Suburban trail corridor, no real destination, misleading name
Marshall's Hill Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 330 ft · Out & back trail 97%wild 0.19appeal -0.06judge v4 d2
No real destination; ends at trail junction in suburban area.