AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake to Sound Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 50 min

Lake to Sound Trail is a 2.3-mile out-and-back near SeaTac, WA. It is mostly level, with 138 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi266 – 404 ft2.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Lake to Sound Trail 47.45984, -122.32348
Nearest town SeaTac, WA
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Lake to Sound Trail

2.3 mi · ▲ 138 ft · 50 min

Elevation 265–404 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Lake to Sound Trail · 47.45984, -122.32348

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:52 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: South 156th Way & Des Moines Memorial Drive South stop 378 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Lake to Sound Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  3. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  4. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  5. 1.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
  7. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  8. 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/lake-to-sound-trail-out-back-4-km

Trail surface

16% paved84% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:52 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.2 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 7:48 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:25 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: South 156th Way & Des Moines Memorial Drive South stop 378 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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