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Burke-Gilman/Sammamish River Trail

  • Address: Seattle, WA | Map It
  • Directions: Take I-90 east to north I-405, then Exit 23 east (Hwy. 522) to Woodinville

Fodor's Review:

The 27-mi-long, paved Burke-Gilman Trail runs from Seattle's Gasworks Park, on Lake Union, east along an old railroad right-of-way along the ship canal and then north along Lake Washington's western shore. At Blyth Park in Bothell, the trail becomes the Sammamish River Trail and continues for 10 mi to Marymoor Park, in Redmond. Energetic Seattleites take the trail to Marymoor for the annual Heritage Festival and Fourth of July Fireworks. Except for a stretch of the Sammamish River Trail between Woodinville and Marymoor Park where horses are permitted on a parallel trail, the path is limited to walkers, runners, and bicyclists.

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