Mercer Slough Nature Park

Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Lake-to-Lake Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Lake-to-Lake Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Factoria, WA. The route reaches Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It climbs 255 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 118 ft3.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Factoria Trail 47.57748, -122.17358
Nearest town Factoria, WA

Directions

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Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint & Lake-to-Lake Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 255 ft · 1 hr 16 min

Elevation 30–119 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: Factoria Trail · 47.57748, -122.17358

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Factoria Blvd SE & SE 38th St stop 299 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Factoria Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.2 miSharp left onto I 90 Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
  4. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
  7. 50 ftTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
  8. 350 ftBear left, heading N.
  9. 50 ftReach Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  10. 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  12. 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading S.
  13. 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.8 miContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miSharp right onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  17. 50 ftBear left, heading E.
  18. 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

86% paved3% gravel2% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F52°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity65%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Tue 85°58°
Wed 89°61°
Thu 94°60°
Fri 88°59°
Sat 85°57°
Sun 84°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.0 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:21 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 20 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Factoria Blvd SE & SE 38th St stop 299 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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