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.
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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
- Start on Factoria Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto I 90 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading N.
- 350 ftBear left, heading N.
- 50 ftReach Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 400 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading S.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading W.
- 0.8 miContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miSharp right onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftBear left, heading E.
- 450 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Factoria Blvd SE & SE 38th St stop 299 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Factoria Trail Trailhead
- Gallager Hill Open Space–Lake Washington, 3 lakes 4.1 mi · ▲ 200 ft
- Mercer Slough & Lake-to-Lake Trail 5.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft
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