Saturday Morning Run - Mercer Slough

Run Leader - Lynn Frosch (206) 679-0441

Directions: King County Thomas Guide Page 596, E2

From I-405, take I-90 West to Exit 9. Proceed North on Bellevue Way less than 1/2 mile. Turn right into the South Bellevue Park & Ride.

Watch for the Eastside Runners banner.

Breakfast: La Cocina del Puerco (affectionately known as "the pig kitchen") - 103rd and Main in Bellevue
Direction From Mercer Slough
Go north on Bellevue Way to Main Street
Left on Main Street. Restaurant is on the right, just past 7-11.

Course Description

The suggested course is a figure-8 that includes unpaved trails through the wetlands plus sidewalks around the perimeter of the Mercer Slough Nature Park, for a total distance of about 6 miles. Mostly flat, some rolling hills. Shorter courses are available.
	6 mile course	miles
1.	Starting from the Park&Ride, take the trail South along the Bellevue Way towards I-90	0.5
2.	Go past the Sweyolocken canoe launch
3.	Go under the I-90 Bellevue Way off-ramp
4.	Left at the T onto the bridge that goes over Mercer Slough onto the boardwalk
5.	Follow I-90 East	0.5
6.	Left on 118th Ave. SE onto the Lake to Lake Trail	1.0
7.	Left down dirt road around the gate to the interpretive trails
8.	Left across the bridge, then right up the steps.	0.4
9.	Go to the Mercer Slough Bridge about	0.5
10.	Cross the bridge, then right towards the Winters Estate	0.5
11.	Right along Bellevue Way, continue along 112th Ave. SE to SE 8th St.	1.0
12.	Right on 8th to 118th Ave. SE	0.25
13.	Right on 118th to Interpretive trails	0.75
14.	Interpretive trails to Mercer Slough Bridge	0.5
15.	Cross the bridge, continue straight back to the Park&Ride lot.

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