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Mercer Slough Nature Park

Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Mercer Slough via Bellefields Loop Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Mercer Slough via Bellefields Loop Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Beaux Arts Village, WA. The route passes Mercer Slough before reaching Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 0.9 miles in. It is mostly level, with 83 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 95 ft2.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.59122, -122.19287
Nearest town Beaux Arts Village, WA
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Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Mercer Slough via Bellefields Loop Trail

1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft · 40 min

Elevation 16–94 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: 47.59122, -122.19287

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

Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 108th Ave SE stop 351 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
  2. 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  4. 0.1 miPass Mercer Slough.
  5. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  6. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
  7. 0.4 miTurn right, heading N.
  8. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading NE.
  9. 350 ftBear left, heading NE.
  10. 50 ftReach Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 450 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  13. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading S.
  14. 0.3 miTurn left, heading E.
  15. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SW.
  16. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
  18. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-to-lake-viewpoint-mercer-slough-out-back

Trail surface

26% boardwalk18% dirt18% paved15% gravel23% 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 95°61°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 86°57°
Sun 84°58°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 108th Ave SE stop 351 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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