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Sandy Wood lived right next to the abandoned railroad near the NE 93/94 St connection to the trail today. In fact that is the inspiration for the logo on our jersey. Sandy gave a very good speech about how their group formed, the effort it took, the precedence set by the Burke-Gilman Trail. They did…
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There are 22 distinct patches between NE 77th St and NE 60th St. While some of these repairs are nice and long, a few are quite short with only small gaps between them. Overall, the patched surfaces are smooth. The gravel has only been applied to the sides of the repaired areas, and the segments…
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The store is closing on Sept 21. Orders placed by closing are shipping by November 6th. See our the Jersey page for more details or go directly to order. https://via.primalcustom.com/collections/ts-18179
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Merrill Hille, the project lead for the 1971 Hike-in, shared a brief history of her organizing efforts. Her work highlights how crucial deep community engagement is for ongoing trail modernization efforts today. Her full speech follows. September 12th 2026 Matthews Beach 55th Anniversary It was partly chance and partly choice that we ended up in…
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Great news! Our website now features an active blog, which means you no longer have to rely on Facebook to get the latest updates regarding the Burke-Gilman Trail. Going forward, all updates will be published directly to our website first, and then shared to Facebook. If you have friends or fellow trail users who prefer…
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Photographs are now available for view. Just click on the header above to see them.
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Crews are performing significant patches. The contractor is scheduled to do one more section between NE 65th St and NE 60th St. The section from NE 77th St to NE 70th street is complete. That is all the is planned for 2026. https://www.change.org/p/repaint-the-burke-gilman-trail-intersections-with-up-to-date-standards
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To see the whole post, you need to hover over the Title which for this post is “How this Blog Summary Works”. The title gets underlined and you can then click it to see the whole article. Links only seem to come alive on the Article when you go to the article. Links are not…
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Your voice matters. As Interim Superintendent of Parks Michele Finnegan recently shared, community input is vital for prioritizing Seattle Parks and Recreation projects. Please join us in calling on the City of Seattle to prioritize funding for trail maintenance. Use the Petition menu item or read the article by clicking on the title. Either way…
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The very enjoyable 55th Anniversary of the Hike-in is now history too. The weather was very pleasant. We had over 140 bicyclists use the bicycle corral provided by Cascade Bicycle Club . The mini hike in had 115 children with their parents complete the event. Thanks to Seattle Parks Foundation, The Mountaineers, Seattle Streets Alliance,…