Lewis Park–Lake Washington, 5 viewpoints is a 2.8-mile out-and-back near Yesler Terrace, WA. The route passes Lewis Park, I 90 Viewpoint, I 90 Viewpoint and East Portal View before reaching Lake Washington at the turnaround, 1.4 miles in. It climbs 528 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi75 – 276 ft · steepest grade: 16%3.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Lewis Park Trail 47.59247, -122.31447
Nearest town Yesler Terrace, WA
Directions
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Lewis Park–Lake Washington, 5 viewpoints
2.8 mi · ▲ 528 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 76–277 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Lewis Park Trail · 47.59247, -122.31447
Weather Aug 4: Clear, high 73°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 5 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Transit-accessible: 14th Avenue South & Golf Drive South stop 42 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Lewis Park Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Lewis Park.
- 0.1 miSharp right onto Mountains-to-Sound Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miPass I 90 Viewpoint.
- 350 ftBear left, heading E.
- 0.3 miPass I 90 Viewpoint.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Mount Baker Ridge Bicycle/Pedestrian Tunnel, heading E.
- 0.1 miPass East Portal View.
- 150 ftPass Lake Washington.
- 0.1 miSharp left, heading E.
- 50 ftReach Lewis Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftSharp right onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Mountains-to-Sound Trail, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Lewis Park Trail, heading NW.
- 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
90% paved3% dirt7% unspecified
Weather
ClearTemperature 73°F51°
Precip0%Wind5 mphUV7Humidity64%
Hourly temperature
75°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Tue
80°57°
Wed
87°59°
Thu
93°57°
Fri
86°56°
Sat
84°54°
Sun
82°55°
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~3 min). Leave by 8:19 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:02 PM — 16 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 14th Avenue South & Golf Drive South stop 42 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
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