Mercer Slough & Bellefields Loop Trail is a 1.9-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Beaux Arts Village, WA. The route reaches Mercer Slough. It is mostly level, with 59 ft of elevation gain. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 98 ft2.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 47.59122, -122.19287
Nearest town Beaux Arts Village, WA
Directions
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Mercer Slough & Bellefields Loop Trail
1.9 mi · ▲ 59 ft · 40 min
Elevation 16–98 ft
Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park
Trailhead: 47.59122, -122.19287
Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:54 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 108th Ave SE stop 351 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading SE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miPass Mercer Slough.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading S.
- 0.6 miSharp right onto Heritage Loop, heading S.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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
46% dirt21% boardwalk12% paved9% gravel12% unspecified
Weather
Sunrise 6:54 AMSunset 7:12 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.8 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:34 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:47 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 108th Ave SE stop 351 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Mercer Slough via Bellefields Loop Trail 1.9 mi · ▲ 83 ft
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