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Mercer Slough Nature Park

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, 4 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Eastgate, WA. The route passes Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park before reaching Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It climbs 394 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 269 ft5.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: I 90 Trail 47.57923, -122.15559
Nearest town Eastgate, WA
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Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint, 4 sights

4.4 mi · ▲ 394 ft · 1 hr 40 min

Elevation 30–268 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: I 90 Trail · 47.57923, -122.15559

Weather Sep 20: sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM

Transit-accessible: SE 36th St & 136th Pl SE stop 28 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on I 90 Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.3 miBear left, heading SW.
  3. 50 ftPass Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park.
  4. 250 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  5. 0.2 miTurn left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading W.
  6. 150 ftBear right onto Factoria Trail, heading SW.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading SW.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading W.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
  11. 0.2 miBear left, heading W.
  12. 100 ftPass Lake-to-Lake Viewpoint.
  13. 150 ftBear right, heading N.
  14. 250 ftBear left, heading NE.
  15. 50 ftReach Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  16. 50 ftBear right, heading E.
  17. 250 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 300 ftBear right, heading N.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  20. 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading S.
  21. 0.8 miContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading S.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  23. 300 ftBear left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  24. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  25. 50 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
  26. 0.2 miTurn right, heading SE.
  27. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  28. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/mercer-slough-out-back-7-km-a59b

Trail surface

86% paved2% gravel2% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:53 AMSunset 7:12 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 6:52 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 7:12 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 7:43 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SE 36th St & 136th Pl SE stop 28 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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