Burke–Gilman Trail, Seattle

Name: Burke–Gilman Trail
Address: Seattle, United States

#322 among attractions in Seattle

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The Burke–Gilman Trail is a rail trail in King County, Washington. The 27-mile multi-use recreational trail is part of the King County Regional Trail System and occupies an abandoned Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor. ()

Length: 19.8 miElevation: 49 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 47°41'44"N, 122°16'41"W

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Lake City (Matthews Beach)Seattle United States

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Burke–Gilman Trail – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Magnuson Park, Matthews Beach Park, NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Wedgwood Rock.

1.5 miSE
Park
Magnuson Park, Seattle
39 min walk • Magnuson Park is a park in the Sand Point neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. At 350 acres it is the second-largest park in Seattle, after Discovery Park in Magnolia.
~1230 ftE
Park, Beach, Outdoor activities
Matthews Beach Park, Seattle
6 min walk • Matthews Beach Park is a 22-acre park in the Matthews Beach neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is a popular swimming beach in the summer, although it is also open during winter months.
1 miSE
Library
NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, Seattle
26 min walk • The NOAA Center for Tsunami Research, located at the Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle, Washington, performs research in support of tsunami forecast models to increase the speed and accuracy of operational forecasts and warnings, tsunami inundation models to...
1.4 miSW
Natural attraction, Nature, Rock
Wedgwood Rock, Seattle
35 min walk • Wedgwood Rock is a glacial erratic near the neighborhood of Wedgwood in Seattle, Washington. Its mineral composition matches that of Mount Erie, on Fidalgo Island in Skagit County, Washington, 55 mi north.
0.7 miSW
Neighbourhood
Wedgwood, Seattle
18 min walk • Wedgwood is a middle class residential neighborhood of northeast Seattle, Washington with a modest commercial strip. Wedgwood is located about two miles north, and slightly east, of the University of Washington; it is about six miles northeast of Downtown.
1.1 miS
Neighbourhood
View Ridge, Seattle
29 min walk • View Ridge is a neighborhood in north Seattle, Washington. As with all Seattle neighborhoods, its boundaries are not fixed, but can be thought of as NE 65th Street in the south, 40th and 45th Avenues NE in the west, the Sand Point Country Club in the north, and Sand Point Way NE in the east.
~1050 ftN
Neighbourhood
Matthews Beach, Seattle
6 min walk • Matthews Beach is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington; it and Meadowbrook are the southern neighborhoods of the annexed township of Lake City.
1.2 miSW
Park
Picardo Farm, Seattle
30 min walk • Picardo Farm is a 98,000 sq ft parcel of property in Wedgwood, Seattle, Washington, consisting largely of 281 plots used for gardening allotments. It is the original P-Patch : the "P" originally stood for "Picardo", after the family who owned it.
1.1 miW
Neighbourhood
Washington's 46th legislative district, Seattle
28 min walk • Washington's 46th legislative district is one of forty-nine districts in Washington state for representation in the state legislature.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Burke–Gilman Trail?

Nearby attractions include Matthews Beach, Seattle (6 min walk), Matthews Beach Park, Seattle (6 min walk), Wedgwood, Seattle (18 min walk).

How to get to Burke–Gilman Trail by public transport?

The nearest stations to Burke–Gilman Trail:

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Sand Point Way NE & NE 93rd St • Lines: 75 (2 min walk)