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Lake Ballinger–Interurban Trail, 3 sights is a 3.2-mile out-and-back in Ballinger Park near Mountlake Terrace, WA. The route reaches Lake Ballinger. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi289 – 410 ft3.9 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lakeview Trail 47.78495, -122.31703
Nearest town Mountlake Terrace, WA

Directions

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Lake Ballinger–Interurban Trail, 3 sights

3.2 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 288–411 ft

Out & Back · Ballinger Park

Trailhead: Lakeview Trail · 47.78495, -122.31703

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

Transit-accessible: Mountlake Terrace Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 164 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lakeview Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miPass Lake Ballinger.
  3. 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right onto Interurban Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.7 miReach Lake Ballinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  8. 0.7 miTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading S.
  9. 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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

Trail surface

80% paved20% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Mountlake Terrace Transit Center - Bay 1 stop 164 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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