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Mercer Slough Nature Park

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake Washington, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake Washington, 3 lakes is a 4-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Beaux Arts Village, WA. The route passes Lake Washington and Mercer Slough before reaching Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park at the turnaround, 2 miles in. It climbs 288 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 177 ft4.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.57634, -122.20581
Nearest town Beaux Arts Village, WA
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Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake Washington, 3 lakes

4 mi · ▲ 288 ft · 1 hr 29 min

Elevation 16–177 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: 47.57634, -122.20581

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  3. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
  5. 50 ftPass Lake Washington.
  6. 50 ftBear left onto Frontage Road, heading NE.
  7. 300 ftBear left onto I 90 Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.7 miPass Mercer Slough.
  9. 1.1 miContinue straight onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  10. 300 ftBear left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  11. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 50 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
  13. 0.2 miReach Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 0.2 miTurn left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto Factoria Trail, heading W.
  16. 300 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading W.
  17. 1.7 miBear right onto Frontage Road, heading W.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  19. 250 ftBear right, heading W.
  20. 100 ftBear right, heading W.
  21. 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
  22. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  23. 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/i-90-trail-out-back-9-km

Trail surface

94% paved6% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Tue 84°57°
Wed 89°59°
Thu 94°60°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 84°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~40 min). Leave by 7:42 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:39 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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