Green Lake Loop
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🥾 Hike · Seattle
2 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 30 min driveFrom Bellevue · Parking: Free lakeside lots (east shore / by the community center), fairly tight on weekend mornings
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Some shadeGreat on sunny days · Good on cool days · Wind-OK
- ⏱️Typical visit: 2 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
A 2.8-mile paved loop around the lake that is Seattle's go-to stroller walk: flocks of ducks and geese, a big playground and free summer wading pool on the east shore, and pedal boat rentals on the north shore.
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