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.
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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
- Start at the trailhead, heading SW.
- 50 ftPass Mercer Slough.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
- 0.9 miContinue straight onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
- 300 ftBear left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading E.
- 250 ftReach Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading W.
- 150 ftBear right onto Factoria Trail, heading W.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading W.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 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 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.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Bellevue Way SE & 113th Ave SE stop 301 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Upper Luther Burbank Park–Gallager Hill Open Space, 5 groves 4.3 mi · ▲ 257 ft
- Mercer Slough & Lake-to-Lake Trail 5.6 mi · ▲ 62 ft
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