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Golden Gardens Park

Golden Gardens Park Beach–Burke-Gilman Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 45 min

Golden Gardens Park Beach–Burke-Gilman Trail, 3 sights is a 2-mile out-and-back in Golden Gardens Park near Sunset Hill, WA. The route reaches Golden Gardens Park Beach at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 163 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 148 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail 47.67753, -122.40619
Nearest town Sunset Hill, WA
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Golden Gardens Park Beach–Burke-Gilman Trail, 3 sights

2 mi · ▲ 163 ft · 45 min

Elevation 15–149 ft

Out & Back · Golden Gardens Park

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.67753, -122.40619

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: 32nd Avenue Northwest & Northwest 67th Street stop 581 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Trail #6, heading N.
  3. 250 ftTurn left onto Trail #1, heading N.
  4. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail #2, heading N.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #3, heading N.
  6. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #4, heading NW.
  7. 0.1 miReach Golden Gardens Park Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 150 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  9. 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail #3, heading NW.
  10. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #2, heading N.
  11. 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #1, heading N.
  12. 250 ftTurn right onto Trail #6, heading NW.
  13. 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail #5, heading N.
  14. 0.7 miArrive 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/golden-gardens-park-beach-burke-gilman-trail-out-back-3-sights-3-km-34f1

Trail surface

74% paved21% dirt5% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~18 min). Leave by 8:04 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:14 PM — 3 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 32nd Avenue Northwest & Northwest 67th Street stop 581 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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