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Mercer Slough Nature Park

Gallager Hill Open Space–Lake Washington, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Gallager Hill Open Space–Lake Washington, 4 lakes is a 4.9-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Woodridge, WA. The route passes Mercer Slough and Lake Washington before reaching Gallager Hill Open Space at the turnaround, 2.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 179 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 95 ft5.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Bellefields Loop Trail 47.59202, -122.18369
Nearest town Woodridge, WA
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Gallager Hill Open Space–Lake Washington, 4 lakes

4.9 mi · ▲ 179 ft · 1 hr 43 min

Elevation 16–95 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: Bellefields Loop Trail · 47.59202, -122.18369

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: 123rd Ave SE & SE 20th Pl stop 640 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Bellefields Loop Trail, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  3. 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.8 miTurn right onto I 90 Trail, heading SW.
  5. 0.4 miPass Mercer Slough.
  6. 0.1 miPass Lake Washington.
  7. 0.8 miBear right onto Frontage Road, heading W.
  8. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  9. 50 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.2 miPass Gallager Hill Open Space.
  11. 0.2 miReach Gallager Hill Open Space, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 0.5 miBear left onto Frontage Road, heading E.
  13. 50 ftBear left onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
  14. 1.3 miTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading E.
  15. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  16. 150 ftTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
  17. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-to-lake-viewpoint-luther-burbank-park-beach-out-back-3-beaches-14-km

Trail surface

98% paved1% gravel1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~2 min). Leave by 6:51 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:29 PM — 15 min before dark. Car visible from the viewpoint

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 123rd Ave SE & SE 20th Pl stop 640 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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