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Lake Washington Ship Canal–Salmon Bay, 3 lakes

1.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 24 min

Lake Washington Ship Canal–Salmon Bay, 3 lakes is a 1.2-mile out-and-back near West Woodland, WA. The route passes Lake Washington Ship Canal, 6th Avenue West Street End and Salmon Bay. 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 – 43 ft1.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: 11th Avenue West 47.65538, -122.37155
Nearest town West Woodland, WA
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Lake Washington Ship Canal–Salmon Bay, 3 lakes

1.2 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 24 min

Elevation 21–44 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 11th Avenue West · 47.65538, -122.37155

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

Transit-accessible: West Nickerson Street & 11th Avenue West stop 53 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on 11th Avenue West, heading SE.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Washington Ship Canal.
  3. 350 ftPass 6th Avenue West Street End.
  4. 150 ftTurn left onto West Ewing Street, heading NW.
  5. 300 ftContinue straight onto Ship Canal Trail, heading NW.
  6. 0.1 miPass Salmon Bay.
  7. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  8. 150 ftTurn left onto 16th Avenue West, heading SW.
  9. 100 ftBear right onto Ship Canal Trail, heading W.
  10. 0.1 miTurn right onto 19th Avenue West, heading W.
  11. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 150 ftBear left onto West Nickerson Street, heading W.
  13. 50 ftReach Lake Washington Ship Canal, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  14. 50 ftBear right, heading W.
  15. 150 ftBear right onto 19th Avenue West, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn left onto Ship Canal Trail, heading NW.
  17. 0.1 miBear left onto 16th Avenue West, heading NW.
  18. 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftTurn left onto Ship Canal Trail, heading S.
  20. 0.3 miContinue straight onto West Ewing Street, heading NE.
  21. 250 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  22. 300 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-washington-ship-canal-salmon-bay-out-back-3-lakes

Trail surface

71% paved29% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: West Nickerson Street & 11th Avenue West stop 53 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

Other ways to reach this destination

Hikes near West Woodland, Washington