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Golden Gardens Park

Salmon Bay Natural Area–Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, 8 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Salmon Bay Natural Area–Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, 8 beaches is a 3-mile out-and-back in Golden Gardens Park near Metum, WA. The route passes Golden Gardens Park Beach, Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, West Sheridan Street End and 3 more before reaching Salmon Bay Natural Area at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 147 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 128 ft · steepest grade: 20%3.5 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69016, -122.40154
Nearest town Metum, WA
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Salmon Bay Natural Area–Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, 8 beaches

3 mi · ▲ 147 ft · 1 hr 4 min

Elevation 15–126 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gardens Park

Trailhead: 47.69016, -122.40154

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 32nd Avenue Northwest & Northwest 85th Street stop 236 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 50 ftPass Golden Gardens Park Beach.
  3. 200 ftSharp right onto Trail #6, heading SW.
  4. 200 ftContinue straight onto Trail #5, heading S.
  5. 1.1 miPass Burke-Gilman Viewpoint.
  6. 50 ftPass West Sheridan Street End.
  7. 50 ftPass 45th Avenue West Street End.
  8. 50 ftPass West Cramer Street End.
  9. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading S.
  11. 0.2 miPass Gilman Avenue West Street End.
  12. 350 ftTurn left, heading S.
  13. 450 ftReach Salmon Bay Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 450 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  15. 50 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  17. 1.2 miContinue straight onto Trail #6, heading NE.
  18. 200 ftSharp left, heading NE.
  19. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/burke-gilman-viewpoint-gilman-avenue-west-street-end-out-back-4-beaches

Trail surface

93% paved6% dirt1% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~4 min). Leave by 8:18 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 19 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 32nd Avenue Northwest & Northwest 85th Street stop 236 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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