Seattle Stair Walkers Meetup Group

816 Steps Up
268 Steps Down
3.2 Mi
Difficult

(Another Favorite Stair Walk)
This 3.2 mile loop climbs up the longest overall stairway in Seattle - South Lake Union to the TV towers - then back up and down several more stairways, through Bye Krake Park and past Trolley Hill and Thomas Wales parks. Total of 816 steps up and 268 down. There aren't any coffee shops right on the route, but several on Queen Anne Ave at the top of the hill or further south on Westlake Ave, and a small grocery store near the end of the walk.

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

Lilac Loop and Freeway Park Stair Walks are done together simply due to tradition (and this whole group was started with my sentimentalism). When I first was doing these walks, my (former) girlfriend and I did these walks sequentially because both walks were very very easy. Reminiscing about these walks, combined with the fact that we are on the other side of half of the walks, demands that I do these together.
Both walks are on the light rail line so parking issues can be minimized.
This is by the Columbia City Light Rail Station (Lilac Loop) so that's what I will probably take to eliminate parking issues.
Lilac Loop:
329 Stairs Up
218 Stairs Down
1.4 Mi
Noteworthy features: Mt Cheesy Greenspace and Lake People's Park (good views)
https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/Lilac.pdf
Freeway Park:
189 Stairs Up
229 Stairs Down
1 Mi
Noteworthy Features: Interesting sculpture
https://faculty.washington.edu/smott/FreewayGuide.pdf

523 Steps Up
232 Steps Down
4.9 Miles

Relatively Easy Walk despite the distance

Explore Discovery Park, Magnolia Manor Park, Lawton Park, an some lovely neighborhoods of Magnolia.