A Ramble In Magnuson Park, Autumn, 2023

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Written By rambling seattle

This one goes through Magnuson Park. The Sandpoint Naval Reserve Station on Lake Washington was decommissioned a few decades back and most of the land was converted into a big park. There is a federally protected wetland here as well as sports fields, picnic spots, a boat launch and most of the buildings were converted into housing. Quite a little community has sprung up on the old base. There is a huge off-leash dog park on the grounds, too. There are a couple of spots where my map-following skills failed me but it wasn’t enough to really force my otherwise lazy self to redo it. That said, don’t do what I did about minute 18’ or so, lol. Enjoy!

  • Start Address: Magnuson Park entrance

  • Stop Address: Magnuson Park boat launch

  • Mileage: 2.86 miles

  • Animated map: here

  • Difficulty/Terrain: Sidewalks, trails, and a bit of serious off-road weirdness.

  • Ascent: 52ft, Descent: 121ft.

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