Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 3 beaches is a 3.5-mile out-and-back near Pontiac, WA. The route passes Northeast 85th Street End, Lake Washington and Matthews Beach. It is mostly level, with 82 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 3 beaches
3.5 mi · ▲ 82 ft · 1 hr 12 min
Elevation 38–118 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.67567, -122.26660
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Northeast 65th Street & 58th Avenue Northeast stop 55 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading N.
- 1 miPass Northeast 85th Street End.
- 50 ftPass Lake Washington.
- 0.2 miPass Matthews Beach.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 100 ftReach Northeast 85th Street End, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left, heading SW.
- 1.6 miArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Northeast 65th Street & 58th Avenue Northeast stop 55 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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