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.
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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
- Start on Lakeview Trail, heading W.
- 0.3 miPass Lake Ballinger.
- 0.4 miSharp left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Interurban Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miReach Lake Ballinger, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Lakeview Trail, heading S.
- 300 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 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.
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- 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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