Mercer Slough & Lake-to-Lake Trail is a 5.6-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Beaux Arts Village, WA. The route reaches Mercer Slough. It is mostly level, with 62 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 72 ft6.3 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.58354, -122.18779
Nearest town Beaux Arts Village, WA
Directions
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Mercer Slough & Lake-to-Lake Trail
5.6 mi · ▲ 62 ft · 1 hr 54 min
Elevation 16–71 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park
Trailhead: 47.58354, -122.18779
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 113th Ave SE stop 171 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 350 ftPass Mercer Slough.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Heritage Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.6 miBear left, heading NE.
- 0.1 miReach Mercer Slough, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear right onto Heritage Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miSharp left, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto I 90 Trail, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 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 surface
72% paved15% dirt10% boardwalk3% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~32 min). Leave by 6:21 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:59 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 113th Ave SE stop 171 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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- Upper Luther Burbank Park–Gallager Hill Open Space, 5 groves 4.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Mercer Slough, 3 groves 4.3 mi · ▲ 166 ft
- Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park & Mercer Slough via I 90 Trail 2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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