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Mercer Slough Nature Park

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Mercer Slough, 4 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Mercer Slough, 4 lakes is a 7.3-mile out-and-back in Mercer Slough Nature Park near Bellevue, WA. The route passes Hilton Bellevue Pond and Mercer Slough before reaching Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park at the turnaround, 3.6 miles in. It climbs 253 ft and is mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 180 ft8.3 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.61057, -122.19387
Nearest town Bellevue, WA
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Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park–Mercer Slough, 4 lakes

7.3 mi · ▲ 253 ft · 2 hr 34 min

Elevation 16–179 ft

Out & Back · Mercer Slough Nature Park

Trailhead: 47.61057, -122.19387

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

Transit-accessible: Main St & 108th Ave SE stop 134 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading E.
  2. 0.3 miPass Hilton Bellevue Pond.
  3. 0.4 miPass Mercer Slough.
  4. 0.1 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.6 miSharp left, heading SE.
  6. 50 ftBear right onto Heritage Trail, heading SE.
  7. 0.5 miSharp left, heading SE.
  8. 0.1 miTurn right onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading NW.
  9. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  10. 150 ftTurn right onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading E.
  11. 0.8 miContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading S.
  12. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  13. 200 ftPass Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park.
  14. 100 ftBear left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  15. 150 ftTurn right, heading E.
  16. 100 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading E.
  17. 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
  18. 50 ftReach Sunset Ravine Neighborhood Park, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  19. 0.2 miTurn left onto Factoria Boulevard Southeast, heading E.
  20. 150 ftBear right onto Factoria Trail, heading E.
  21. 300 ftContinue straight onto I 90 Trail, heading W.
  22. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Lake-to-Lake Trail, heading W.
  23. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  24. 150 ftTurn left onto Bellefields Loop Trail, heading N.
  25. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
  26. 0.1 miSharp right onto Heritage Loop, heading NE.
  27. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  28. 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
  29. 0.6 miBear left, heading N.
  30. 0.4 miArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sunset-ravine-neighborhood-park-mercer-slough-out-back-4-lakes-12-km-b38f

Trail surface

79% paved11% dirt7% boardwalk1% gravel2% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 3.6 mi in (~91 min). Leave by 5:19 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:58 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Main St & 108th Ave SE stop 134 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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