Sumner Link Trail via Lake Tapps Parkway Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Sumner Link Trail via Lake Tapps Parkway Trail is a 3.9-mile out-and-back near Dieringer, WA. It climbs 515 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi59 – 577 ft4.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake Tapps Parkway Trail 47.24434, -122.21165
Nearest town Dieringer, WA

Directions

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Sumner Link Trail via Lake Tapps Parkway Trail

3.9 mi · ▲ 515 ft · 1 hr 33 min

Elevation 60–577 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake Tapps Parkway Trail · 47.24434, -122.21165

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:39 PM

Transit-accessible: 69th Street Southeast & Lakeland Hills Way Southeast stop 234 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake Tapps Parkway Trail, heading W.
  2. 1.5 miTurn left onto Sumner Link Trail, heading S.
  3. 0.3 miSharp left, heading SW.
  4. 250 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  5. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftReach Sumner Link Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  7. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  9. 0.3 miTurn right onto Lake Tapps Parkway Trail, heading N.
  10. 1.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

94% paved5% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:39 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.3 mi in (~8 min). Leave by 8:12 PM for the 8:39 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:05 PM — 9 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 69th Street Southeast & Lakeland Hills Way Southeast stop 234 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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