Salmon Bay Natural Area–Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, 9 beaches is a 3.6-mile out-and-back in Golden Gardens Park near Metum, WA. The route passes Golden Gardens Park Beach, Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, West Sheridan Street End and 3 more before reaching Salmon Bay Natural Area at the turnaround, 1.8 miles in. It is mostly level, with 176 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi16 – 154 ft · steepest grade: 17%4.4 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Trail #1 47.69701, -122.40144
Nearest town Metum, WA
Directions
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Salmon Bay Natural Area–Burke-Gilman Viewpoint, 9 beaches
3.6 mi · ▲ 176 ft · 1 hr 17 min
Elevation 15–155 ft
Out & Back · Golden Gardens Park
Trailhead: Trail #1 · 47.69701, -122.40144
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:42 PM
Transit-accessible: View Avenue Northwest & Loyal Avenue Northwest stop 191 m from the trailhead
- Start on Trail #1, heading SW.
- 0.2 miPass Golden Gardens Park Beach.
- 50 ftBear right onto Trail #4, heading S.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading SE.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Trail #3, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #2, heading S.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #1, heading S.
- 250 ftTurn right onto Trail #6, heading SE.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail #5, heading SE.
- 1.1 miPass Burke-Gilman Viewpoint.
- 50 ftPass West Sheridan Street End.
- 50 ftPass 45th Avenue West Street End.
- 50 ftPass West Cramer Street End.
- 300 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miPass Gilman Avenue West Street End.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 200 ftReach Salmon Bay Natural Area, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.2 miContinue straight onto Trail #6, heading N.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Trail #1, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Trail #2, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #3, heading NE.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Trail #4, heading NE.
- 0.1 miBear left onto Trail #1, heading NE.
- 200 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
74% paved17% dirt9% gravel
Weather
Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:42 PM
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~1 min). Leave by 8:20 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM — 19 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: View Avenue Northwest & Loyal Avenue Northwest stop 191 m from the trailhead
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