AMBLEWAY Wildest hikes

Lake Union–Lake Washington Ship Canal, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Lake Union–Lake Washington Ship Canal, 5 lakes is a 3-mile out-and-back near Adams, WA. The route passes Lake Washington Ship Canal, Salmon Bay, 6th Avenue West Street End and 6th Avenue West Street End before reaching Lake Union at the turnaround, 1.5 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 39 ft4.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.65769, -122.38320
Nearest town Adams, WA
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Lake Union–Lake Washington Ship Canal, 5 lakes

3 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr

Elevation 21–39 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.65769, -122.38320

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

Transit-accessible: West Emerson Place & 21st Avenue West stop 213 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading S.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Washington Ship Canal.
  3. 50 ftPass Salmon Bay.
  4. 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  5. 50 ftTurn right onto 20th Avenue West, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear left, heading S.
  7. 50 ftContinue straight onto West Nickerson Street, heading S.
  8. 150 ftBear right, heading E.
  9. 150 ftBear right onto 19th Avenue West, heading E.
  10. 50 ftTurn left onto Ship Canal Trail, heading SE.
  11. 0.1 miBear left onto 16th Avenue West, heading E.
  12. 100 ftTurn right, heading E.
  13. 150 ftTurn left onto Ship Canal Trail, heading E.
  14. 0.3 miPass 6th Avenue West Street End.
  15. 100 ftContinue straight onto West Ewing Street, heading NE.
  16. 0.1 miBear right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ship Canal Trail, heading SE.
  18. 200 ftPass 6th Avenue West Street End.
  19. 150 ftContinue straight onto West Ewing Street, heading SE.
  20. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ship Canal Trail, heading SE.
  21. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  22. 450 ftReach Lake Union, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  23. 450 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  24. 0.5 miContinue straight onto West Ewing Street, heading NW.
  25. 250 ftContinue straight onto Ship Canal Trail, heading W.
  26. 350 ftContinue straight onto West Ewing Street, heading NW.
  27. 0.2 miContinue straight onto Ship Canal Trail, heading NW.
  28. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  29. 150 ftTurn left onto 16th Avenue West, heading W.
  30. 150 ftBear right onto Ship Canal Trail, heading W.
  31. 0.1 miTurn right onto 19th Avenue West, heading NW.
  32. 50 ftBear left, heading NW.
  33. 150 ftBear left onto West Nickerson Street, heading W.
  34. 150 ftBear right onto 20th Avenue West, heading NW.
  35. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  36. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  37. 250 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-union-lake-washington-ship-canal-out-back-6-lakes-5-km-60f7

Trail surface

60% paved15% gravel9% dirt16% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Emerson Place & 21st Avenue West stop 213 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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