Lake Washington–Lake City Beach Park, 4 beaches is a 7.8-mile out-and-back near Lavilla, WA. The route passes Matthews Beach, Lake Washington and Lake City Beach Park before reaching Floodwater reservoir at the turnaround, 3.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi26 – 59 ft8.6 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: connector 47.69618, -122.27304
Nearest town Lavilla, WA
Directions
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Lake Washington–Lake City Beach Park, 4 beaches
7.8 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 37 min
Elevation 25–60 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.69618, -122.27304
Weather Sep 7: sunrise 6:37 AM · sunset 7:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Sand Point Way NE & Mathews Ave NE stop 277 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftPass Matthews Beach.
- 50 ftPass Lake Washington.
- 350 ftSharp right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 1.5 miPass Lake City Beach Park.
- 2.1 miPass Floodwater reservoir.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftReach Lake Washington, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 100 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NE.
- 4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 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
100% paved
Weather
Sunrise 6:37 AMSunset 7:40 PM
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Sand Point Way NE & Mathews Ave NE stop 277 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 0.9 mi · out & back · via Seminary
- 0.9 mi · out & back · via Loop Trail
- 1 mi · out & back · via Azalea Way
- 1 mi · out & back · via Lake Washington Ship Canal Waterside Trail
- 1.1 mi · out & back · via Old Market Street Trail
- 1.4 mi · out & back · via Burke-Gilman Trail
- 1.8 mi · out & back · via Cedar River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via South Canyon
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