This is a walk we do periodically, once or twice a year. In my mind, this is one of the best, if not the best urban walk anywhere in the country. Great views over Lake Union and a variety of things to see: cityscape, bridges, houseboats, marinas, ships, seaplanes, ducks and geese. We always park at Gas Works Park. We've gone clockwise and counter-clockwise. On this walk we went clockwise. The weather was crystal clear and crisp.  We always get breakfast at the Portage Bay Café in the South Lake Union neighborhood, just three blocks south on Terry Avenue. Cactus across the street is another option if Portage Bay has a long wait. We decided to extend our walk on the South Ship Canal Trail. We stopped for a beer at Old Stove Brewing just a block off the trail at 6th and Nickerson. Continuing on we went over the Ballard Bridge and then picked up the Burke-Gilman Trail for the return to Gas Works Park. We had great dusk views of the city lights from the top of Gas Works Park hill. Our total walk was 12.87 miles.

Paved and mostly flat trail with a few through-sections that go around different portions of UW Campus and well beyond. Cool and cloudy today.

Today the trail was dry with the sky nice and cloudy. The BG is an easy trail for walking, biking, or skating with some shorter sections that go through forest.

It's starting to get cool and rainy again, so some portions of the trail were a little slick. Keep an eye out for bikers and other fast-moving trail-goers, other than that this is a flat, easy, paved trail.

Finally cooled down yesterday for a pleasant walk on the Burke -Gilman trail. Weren't too many other people on the portion by UW at around 2pm. Easy, paved trail.