A Ramble Along the Olmsted 50, Part 5B, October, 2024

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Written By rambling seattle

This one is the ultimate 10th of a 10-part series that followed The Mountaineers’ Olmsted 50. The Mountaineers are a Seattle-based hiking and conservation society. James Olmsted was hired by the city of Seattle in 1903 to put together a master parks plan. Olmsted designed some three dozen parks in Seattle and one of the Mountaineers put together an in-city walking route that explores the belt that Olmsted was given. It is 50 km long and since my walks are typically about 5k, this was naturally a 10 part epic. I have links to them in the description of the video itself.

  • Start Address: Seward Park Entrance

  • Stop Address: Rainier Beach Community Center

  • Mileage: 3.41 miles

  • Animated map: here

  • Difficulty/Terrain: Sidewalks, trails, gravel, street. It had it all.

  • Ascent: 285 ft, Descent: 259 ft.

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