Burke-Gilman Trail Snoqualmie Valley Trail Green River Trail Elliott Bay Trail King County Parks Welcome to the Regional Trails in The Burke-Gilman Trail runs 20 miles from Golden Gardens The Snoqualmie Valley Trail is King County’s longest and The Green River Trail winds more than 19 miles from The Elliott Bay Trail follows the shoreline of Elliott Bay King County map. Regional Trails Park in Seattle to Bothell where it intersects the Sammamish perhaps most majestic regional trail. This soft-surface Cecil Moses Park near Seattle’s south boundary to North for 5 miles from S Royal Brougham Way near Qwest and Recreation Division King County is fortunate to have one of the River Trail. Part of the “locks to lakes corridor,” the BGT is a greenway parallels the Snoqualmie River for more than Green River Park in south Kent near Auburn. The GRT Field and Safeco Field to Smith Cove Park in Magnolia. www.kingcounty.gov/parks paved, off-road route over its entire length with the excep- 31 miles from Duvall southeast to Rattlesnake Lake and follows the Green River through industrial lands at the The trail provides excellent views of Elliott Bay, Puget most extensive networks of regional trails and tion of a roadway segment in Ballard. The trail crosses Ballard, Seattle’s Cedar River Watershed above North Bend. The Duwamish Waterway in Tukwila to the broad Green River Sound, the Olympic Mountains, and the Seattle skyline. 201 South Jackson Street, Suite 700 greenways in the nation, with 300 miles of paved in King County Fremont, Wallingford, the University District, and View Ridge SVT follows a historic railroad route through the lower Valley. The trail provides excellent views and access to the The route follows Alaskan Way along Seattle’s water- Seattle, WA 98104 and unpaved routes stretching from Puget Sound within the City of Seattle, as well as the cities of Lake Forest and upper Snoqualmie River valleys to the Cascades and Green River and surrounding river valley. The trail is paved front and provides access to waterfront amenities, Pike to the Cascade Range. Park, Kenmore, and Bothell. The trail follows a historic railroad provides access to the rural towns of Duvall, Carnation, with some short roadway segments. To the north the GRT Place Market, and the Olympic Sculpture Park. The trail Phone: 206-296-8687 Three quarters of King County’s population route and passes the Hiram Chittenden Locks, Fremont Canal and Fall City, as well as Snoqualmie and North Bend. passes industrial areas and manicured office parks, which continues along the bay via Myrtle Edwards Park and Fax: 206-296-8686 lives within a mile and a half of a regional trail. Park, Gas Works Park, University of Washington, Magnuson The trail offers exceptional opportunities to experience give way to open fields Elliott Bay Park, crosses industrial Interbay at the BNSF TTY: 711 Relay Service Park, Log Boom Park in Kenmore, and Wayne Golf Course the rural King County landscape and Cascade foothills and hedgerows as the Railway yard, then turns west and south under the These safe and convenient avenues are used by in Bothell. The BGT and is popular with hikers, off-road bicyclists, joggers, trail winds its way south Magnolia Bridge to ac- Robert Foxworthy, AICP thousands of residents every day for commuting he Regional Trails System in King is highly popular with and equestrians. Highlights include Snoqualmie River along the river. The cess Smith Cove and Regional Trails Coordinator to work and school, and for bicycling, walking, cyclists, joggers, skaters Valley views, river natural areas, the historic 100-foot- GRT is highly popular the Elliott Bay Marina. running, skating, horseback riding and other County comprises approximately 300 [email protected] and strollers, and it’s high Tokul Trestle, nearby Snoqualmie Falls, and ever- with a variety of users The trail is paved with healthy activities. Our trail network offers access 206-263-6206 Tmiles of regional greenways and shared- an important weekday changing views of Mt. Si along the upper valley portion for both recreation and some roadway seg- to our region’s scenic landscapes, while also use paths. This expanding network of commuter route. Seattle of the trail. The trail includes one roadway segment commuting. ments and is managed providing an increasingly important countywide manages the BGT within around the historic by the City of Seattle open space corridors includes routes alternative to motorized transportation. its boundary. Snoqualmie Mill in and Port of Seattle. Other Regional Trails System such as the popular Burke-Gilman and Snoqualmie and in- Soos Creek Trail Whether you are riding your bike to work, taking a tersects Washington Participants weekend trek, or out for a scenic stroll, we hope you Sammamish River trails, quiet rural rail The Soos Creek Trail follows the scenic Soos Creek Valley Sammamish River Trail State’s John Wayne Alki Trail Auburn will have the opportunity to use our regional trails. 6 miles as it meanders through woods, wetlands, and mead- trails like the Snoqualmie Valley Trail, Pioneer Trail at the www.ci.auburn.wa.us The Sammamish River Trail runs 11 miles along the Sammamish ows. This paved trail with a separate soft-surface equestrian The Alki Trail is a popular route along Seattle’s Alki Beach. King County coordinates the development of this habitat-rich travel ways like the Soos Rattlesnake Lake River from Bothell to Marymoor Park as part of the “locks to path starts southeast of Renton at 192nd Street SE and This 5-mile paved trail begins at West Marginal Way S and Bellevue regional system, and our Parks Division is always Recreation Area. Creek Trail, and important nonmotor- lakes corridor.” The SRT is paved along its entire length and is continues south to near Lake Meridian in Kent. The trail continues past Harbor Island to West Seattle via Seattle’s www.ci.bellevue.wa.us looking for ways to improve the system and our ized transportation facilities like the I-90 one of King County’s most popular regional greenways. The trail traverses extensive riparian and wetland areas on elevated Swing Bridge on SW Spokane Street. At West Seattle the Bothell programs. We welcome your feedback at Trail. What distinguishes this system is offers extraordinary views of the river, the broad Sammamish decking, wanders through upland forests, and crosses open trail turns north along Harbor Avenue SW and the shore of www.ci.bothell.wa.us www.parksfeedback.com. River Valley, Cascade foothills, and Mt. Rainier. Bicyclists, joggers, I-90 Trail meadows offering wildlife views. Highly popular with walk- Elliott Bay and continues to Alki Beach Park. The Alki Trail its abundance of off-road facilities ideal Enumclaw I hope that you enjoy all skaters, walkers, and others enjoy the trail as a regional recreation One of urban King County’s most important regional ers, hikers, bicyclists, and equestrians seeking to explore the provides extensive access to the Elliott Bay shoreline and Alki www.ci.enumclaw.wa.us that our fantastic regional for active recreation and nonmotorized resource. The SRT is also routes, this 10-mile paved trail follows Interstate 90 across natural environment, the trail provides a quiet respite among Beach. On sunny sum- Federal Way trails have to offer. mobility. While King County Parks over- used extensively by com- Lake Washington to link the cities of Seattle and Bellevue. south King County’s urban communities and a destination mer days the Alki Trail muters between subur- The trail begins just south of downtown Seattle in Rainier for active recreation. Access is provided at Soos Creek is busy with walkers, www.cityoffederalway.com sees the majority of these facilities and ban cities and Seattle. A Valley at 12th Avenue S near Sturgus Park, and continues Park at SE 208th Street joggers, bicyclists, skat- Issaquah plans to complete many more miles of separate soft-surface path eastward to Lake Washington where it crosses on the and near Lake Meridian ers, and others seeking www.ci.issaquah.wa.us between Woodinville and Park at 148th Avenue access to Puget Sound. Dow Constantine this network, the Regional Trails System I-90 bridge to Mercer Island. At Mercer Island the trail Kent Redmond provides access passes through the I-90 Lid Park and continues by way of SE at SE 266th Street. A The trail is managed by King County Executive is a partnership between many agencies www.ci.kent.wa.us for equestrians. the extensively landscaped freeway corridor to Bellevue convenient connection the City of Seattle. including King County, the Washington and Mercer Slough Nature Park. Connecting trails and with the Lake Youngs Redmond State Department of Transportation, the on-road routes provide access through Bellevue and to Trail is available via SE www.redmond.gov East Lake Sammamish Trail points north and south along Lake Washington. The trail 216th Street. Chief Sealth Trail City of Seattle, and other cities. Renton continues to Factoria. The East Lake Sammamish Trail follows a historic railroad The Chief Sealth Trail is a 4-mile greenway with both paved www.rentonwa.gov An easterly segment We hope you will use this map to ex- route along the eastern shore of Lake Sammamish within and roadway segments. The trail follows a Seattle City Light Seattle also provides connec- Lake Youngs Trail plore this regional resource to the great- the cities of Redmond, Sammamish and Issaquah. Part of power line corridor over most of its length and provides an www.seattle.gov/transportation/bikeprogram.htm tions from Eastgate. , the “locks to lakes corridor,” the trail is 11 miles long and Lake Youngs Trail encircles Seattle’s Lake Youngs Watershed open-space greenway through Seattle’s southeast urban neigh- The trail is managed Shoreline est extent possible.