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CONTACT: seattle.gov/transportation/BGT.htm

DIRECTIONS

To reach Golden Gardens Park from I-5, take Exit 172 to N. 85th St., and head west 3.4 miles to 32nd Ave. NW. Turn right onto 32nd Ave. NW, and continue on Golden Gardens Dr. NW for 0.8 mile. Turn left onto Seaview Pl. NW, which meets Seaview Ave. NW and a parking lot in 0.2 mile. Disability parking is available.

To reach Blyth Park from I-405, take Exit 23 to WA 522 west toward Seattle. After 0.2 mile, bear right onto Kaysner Way. Turn left onto Main St. After 0.1 mile, turn left onto 102nd Ave. NE. When the road ends at 0.3 mile, turn right onto W. Riverside Dr. Blyth Park is 0.5 mile ahead.

3 Cascade Trail

County

Skagit

Endpoints

Polte Road at Coffman Ln. (Sedro-Woolley) to S. Dillard Ave. (Concrete)

Mileage

22.5

Roughness Index

2

Surface

Crushed Stone, Gravel

The 22.5-mile Cascade Trail—boasting 12 benches, 23 trestles, and two bridges made from repurposed railcars—­follows the Skagit River as it parallels WA 20 into the Cascade foothills of northwest Washington (ending in Concrete). The trail, completed in 1999, claims its origins from the Great Northern Railway, which transported lumber and concrete during the 20th century. The mostly crushed-stone pathway runs through cultivated fields, open space, scattered woodlands, and river bottoms. The nearby river provides for some great fishing and nice river views, as well as scenic vistas of Sauk Mountain and other Cascade Range peaks.