Mercer Slough Nature Park

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park & Mercer Slough via I 90 Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 56 min

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park & Mercer Slough via I 90 Trail is a 2.6-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Beaux Arts Village, WA. The route passes Mercer Slough before reaching Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park at the turnaround, 1.3 miles in. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 187 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.58244, -122.18694
Nearest town Beaux Arts Village, WA

Directions

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Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park & Mercer Slough via I 90 Trail

2.6 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 56 min

Elevation 17–186 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: 47.58244, -122.18694

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:42 PM

Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 113th Ave SE stop 301 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
  2. 50 ftPass Mercer Slough.
  3. 0.2 miTurn left onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
  4. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  5. 300 ftBear left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  6. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  7. 100 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading NE.
  8. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  9. 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
  10. 250 ftReach Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  11. 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  12. 0.2 miTurn left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading W.
  13. 150 ftBear right onto Factoria Trail, heading W.
  14. 300 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
  16. 50 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

98% paved2% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity68%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:50 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:42 PM
Tue 84°57°
Wed 89°59°
Thu 95°61°
Fri 88°60°
Sat 86°58°
Sun 84°58°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.3 mi in (~35 min). Leave by 7:46 PM for the 8:42 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:29 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 113th Ave SE stop 301 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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