Trails Archives - Page 4 of 9 - Mountains To Sound Greenway Trust

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This day-use park is known for the scenic beauty of its two waterfalls – the 77-foot Weeks Falls and the 135-foot Twin Falls. It has six miles of hiking trails, cliff formations and old-growth forest. Winter is the best time of year to view the mighty cascading waterfalls. In addition, the park contains the...

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Campgrounds, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

Enjoy recreational riding, competitive events and shows, RV and tent camping, and educational programs for equestrians of all ages and abilities at this 112-acre park just west of Cle Elum. The Washington State Horse park offers easy horse-friendly trails with no motorized users.

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

This 300 acre forest has a mixture of Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir, and grand fir. Its recreation opportunities include trails used by hikers, bikers, and equestrians.

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Middle Fork Snoqualmie Valley

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Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

This wilderness covers over 414,000 acres in the Okanagon-Wenatchee and Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. It contains more than 700 lakes and mountain ponds, rugged creeks, and open meadows. It can be accessed by 47 trailheads and over 600 miles of trails. The Alpine Lakes Wilderness sits at the heart of the Mountains to Sound...

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Upper Yakima Basin

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Cultural and Natural Heritage Sites, Trails, Wildlife Information and Viewing Area

Kittitas County

The LT Murray Wildlife Area totals over 100,000 acres in the forested ridges between Kittitas and Yakima Counties. It has plentiful elk, deer, and many other species. Part of the Area is closed in winter to protect wintering elk.

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Urban Communities

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails

Situated on Magnolia Bluff, Seattle’s largest park offers breataking views of Puget Sound as well as both the Cascade and Olympic Mountains. With protected tidal beaches, open meadow lands, sea cliffs, and forests, Discovery’s open space provides quiet and tranquility away from the stress of the city. The Discovery Park Environmental Learning Center offers...

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Trails, Wildlife Information and Viewing Area

Tucked into the southern end of Bellevue, this park includes 320 acres of wetlands and meadows with five miles of trails for nature walks, canoe trips, and bird watching. A partnership between the Pacific Science Center and City of Bellevue Parks Department, the Mercer Slough Environmental Education Center provides year-round education and hands-on learning...

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Urban Communities

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Museums and Education Centers, Parks and Open Spaces, Picnic or Day Use Areas, Trails

This amazing Seattle city park contains miles of trails, beaches, old growth forest, a native plant garden, boat launch options, and more! The lobe of Seward Park is a distinctive peninsula in Lake Washington and home to a rare urban patch of old growth forest. The Coast Salish referred to the peninsula as “skEba’kst”...

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The Mountains to Sound Greenway Trail, also known as the I-90 Trail, will eventually connect Seattle, Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, Preston and Snoqualmie for pedestrians and cyclists. A fully-paved trail separate from motor vehicles currently stretches from Seattle, across Mercer Island, to the Factoria area of Bellevue.

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Snoqualmie Valley

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Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, King County

This trailhead provides access to the 7.5 mile roundtrip hike to the alpine Annette Lake, and also to the Asahel Creek Nature Trail through an old growth forest.