Seattle Stair Walkers Meetup Group

717 Steps
484 Steps
3 Miles.

Moderate Difficulty

Good views of I-90 and the floating bridge. Challenging hills and stairs. Interesting views on the ventilation of I-90.

https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/I90guide.pdf

144 Steps Up
216 Steps Down
2.4 Miles

Very easy walk.

This 2.4 mile loop features an urban stream that is struggling for survival. Community groups have been working to daylight parts of this stream. The route goes through a very hilly neighborhood, up 144 steps and down 216 steps. An additional 1.6 mile loop through the Meadowbrook playfield and pond offers even more beautiful creek crossings (and 2 short stairways).

https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/Thornton.pdf

228 Steps Up
419 Steps Down
5 Miles

Moderate Difficulty

This 5 mile walks takes you to two totally different parks, and of course includes stairs up and down the lower edge of Lake Washington. The trip can easily be shortened by eliminating the side trip to Kubota Gardens (1.5 Miles) or Lakeridge Park (1 mile) or skipping the most southern stair (1/2 mile). No coffee shops along this route, but you could have a nice picnic at the Hutchinson Playground. The route is mostly through residential areas. Rainier Ave South is an unpleasant busy street, but the stairs up from it have great views over the lake.

https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/Rainierguide.pdf

293 Stairs Up
336 Stairs Down

Moderately Difficult

A 2.6 mile loop through outstanding neighborhoods, past a pea patch, tennis center, and the Martin Luther King Memorial, up 293 and down 336 steps. Climb stairs designed by the Olmsted brothers built in the early 20th century, walk along the shore of Lake Washington, and finish with a stroll through Mt Baker Park to the Mioposto Cafe.

https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/MtBaker.pdf