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Inducted into Rails-to-Trails Conservancy’s Rail-Trail Hall of Fame, the Burke-Gilman Trail is a must-visit during any trip to Seattle.

You can start your journey at Puget Sound at the Golden Gardens Park entrance, on the east side of Seaview Avenue Northwest. Reach the Northwest 60th Street Viewpoint by traversing the waterfront and marina for just over a mile. Signs direct you to cross Seaview Avenue and head 0.7 mile to the Ballard Locks. The sidewalk along Seaview Avenue, now Northwest 54th Street, connects to Northwest Market Street in downtown Ballard. To reach the 1-mile on-road portion of the missing trail link, turn right at Shilshole Avenue Northwest. Turn left onto Northwest Vernon Place, and then turn right onto Ballard Avenue Northwest. A right onto 17th Avenue Northwest returns you to Shilshole Avenue, where the road is painted for cyclists and becomes Northwest 45th Street after crossing under the Ballard Bridge. Return to the sidewalk and trail at 11th Avenue Northwest and 45th. Leaving Puget Sound, you will find yourself in a park beside the Fremont Canal that connects the sound to Lake Union. Past the steps waits Fremont, a great area for food, gelato, a glimpse of the famous Fremont Rocket, a Vladimir Lenin statue, and an infamous troll statue. This brings you to Lake Union, 5 miles from Golden Gardens Park. The trail turns right onto North Northlake Way at North 34th Street, guiding you to the historic waterfront of a former coal gasification plant, Gas Works Park, where kite flying and kayaking are popular. Next stop: University of Washington, but not before the orange Wall of Death (an art installation representing a motorcycle velodrome).