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Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 5 beaches

10.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 5 beaches is a 10.1-mile out-and-back near Pontiac, WA. The route passes Northeast 85th Street End, Lake Washington, Matthews Beach and 3 more. It is mostly level, with 109 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 95 ft11.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail 47.68471, -122.26554
Nearest town Pontiac, WA
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Northeast 85th Street End–Lake Washington, 5 beaches

10.1 mi · ▲ 109 ft · 3 hr 25 min

Elevation 29–96 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.68471, -122.26554

Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 7:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Sand Point Way Northeast & Northeast 77th Street stop 88 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading N.
  2. 0.4 miPass Northeast 85th Street End.
  3. 50 ftPass Lake Washington.
  4. 0.2 miPass Matthews Beach.
  5. 0.5 miTurn right, heading NE.
  6. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  7. 50 ftPass Matthews Beach.
  8. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  9. 1.5 miPass Lake City Beach Park.
  10. 2.1 miPass Floodwater reservoir.
  11. 0.5 miReach Northeast 85th Street End, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  12. 4.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
  13. 100 ftBear right, heading S.
  14. 250 ftTurn right, heading S.
  15. 0.1 miBear left, heading S.
  16. 0.5 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/matthews-beach-matthews-beach-out-back-4-beaches-19-km-8d49

Trail surface

99% paved1% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 7:42 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Sand Point Way Northeast & Northeast 77th Street stop 88 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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