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Lighthouse loop at Discovery Park
Seattle, Washington, USA

Lighthouse loop at Discovery Park

Length3.8 mi
Elev. Gain436.2 ft
Est. Steps9000
Trail
Created by Kristina

Lighthouse loop at Discovery Park Introduction

Lighthouse loop at Discovery Park is a 3.8 mile (9,000-step) route located near Seattle, Washington, USA. This route has an elevation gain of about 436.2 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.

Waypoints

Start Point

Waypoint 1

See the lighthouse

End Point

Attractions Near Lighthouse loop at Discovery Park

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Discovery Park (Seattle)

Park
Discovery Park is a 534-acre (2.16 km2) park on the shores of Puget Sound in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. It is the city's largest public park and contains 11.81 miles (19.01 km) of walking trails. United Indians of All Tribes' Daybreak Star Cultural Center is within the park's boundaries.

West Point (Seattle)

Landform
West Point is the westernmost point in Seattle, Washington, United States, jutting into Puget Sound from the Magnolia neighborhood. It also marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay; a line drawn southeastward to Alki Point marks the western extent of the bay. At the point itself is the 1881 West Point Lighthouse, the first manned light station on Puget Sound.

West Point Light

Historical
The West Point Light, also known as the Discovery Park Lighthouse, is an active aid to navigation on Seattle, Washington's West Point, which juts into Puget Sound and marks the northern extent of Elliott Bay. The lighthouse is similar in design to the Point No Point Light and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Fort Lawton

Place
Fort Lawton was a United States Army post located in the Magnolia neighborhood of Seattle, Washington overlooking Puget Sound. In 1973 a large majority of the property, 534 acres of Fort Lawton, was given to the city of Seattle and dedicated as Discovery Park. Both the Fort and the nearby residential neighborhood of Lawton Wood are named after Maj.

Daybreak Star Cultural Center

Place
The Daybreak Star Cultural Center is a Native American cultural center in Seattle, Washington, described by its parent organization United Indians of All Tribes as "an urban base for Native Americans in the Seattle area." Located on 20 acres (81,000 m²) in Seattle's Discovery Park in the Magnolia neighborhood, the center developed from activism by Bernie Whitebear and other Native Americans, who staged a generally successful self-styled "invasion" and occupation of the land in 1970.

Fort Lawton Air Force Station

Place
Fort Lawton Air Force Station is a closed United States Air Force General Surveillance Radar station. It is located on Fort Lawton in the Magnolia neighborhood of northwest Seattle, Washington. The Air Force inactivated its unit in 1963; while the site remained under Army control until 1974. Today the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) operates the site as part of the Joint Surveillance System (JSS).

Birds Nest 2

Tourist Attraction

Birds Nest 1

Tourist Attraction

Share the Shore with Harbor Seals

Tourist Attraction

Lookout Bench

Tourist Attraction
Last updated: Dec 1, 2025

Route Details

Length

3.8 mi

Elev. Gain

436.2 ft

Est. Steps

9000
Created by
Kristina
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