Hiking & Trails
Seattle boasts one of the largest park trail systems of any municipality in the United States, with a mix of flat, paved paths good for wheeled users, to steep trails through natural areas.
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Discovery Park, Seattle's Largest
Discovery Park covers 534 acres and includes miles of trails on majestic bluffs, along
Other parks with "get away from it all" hikes:
- Camp Long in West Seattle
- Carkeek Park in NW Seattle Carkeek Park Trails Map
- Cheasty Natural Area
- Interlaken Park in Central Seattle
- Kubota Garden in SE Seattle
- Lincoln Park in West Seattle
- Magnuson Park in NE Seattle
- Northacres Park in NE Seattle
- Pigeon Point Park in West Seattle
- Puget Boulevard Commons in West Seattle
- Ravenna Park in NE Seattle
- Roxhill Park in West Seattle
- Seward Park in SE Seattle has hilly old growth forest in the center. Seward Park Trails Map
- Washington Park Arboretum in Central Seattle
- Westcrest Park - wooded trails from the southern parking lot. West Seattle.
- Woodland Park in NW Seattle
If you like walking a (mostly flat) distance, try:
- Alki Beach Park
- Burke-Gilman Trail
- Cheshiahud Loop around Lake Union
- Green Lake loop
- Jefferson Park
- Lincoln Park waterfront promenade
- Myrtle Edwards Park (into the Port of Seattle's Centennial Park)
- Seward Park outer loop
- Seward Park Walking Tour Special Presentation: Almost entirely encircled by Lake Washington, this 300-acre park is in southeast Seattle. There is a lot to discover! Learn about the park's rich history and unique environment as you walk or bike along the 2.4-mile lakeside path. Visit this informative and lovely companion for a historical walk in Seattle's Seward Park
- Westcrest Park - loop near the north parking lot
You can also visit Washington Trails Association online for short or long walk and hike ideas in Seattle, as well as membership websites like AllTrails.