Seattle Stair Walkers Meetup Group

THIS WALK WILL NOT BE CONDUCTED LIKE OUR NORMAL WALKS!!!
Usually we wait for the slowest walker so he/she will not be left behind (Our Group Motto: No Walker Left Behind) This is not the case for the Wednesday walks.

These Wednesday walks will be vastly different.
THESE WALKS WILL BE TIMED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL. EVERYONE WALKS AT HIS/HER OWN SPEED TO ACHIEVE A PERSONAL RECORD FOR THE WALK.
PLEASE FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH THE ROUTE BEFORE THE WALK SO YOU CAN LEAD YOURSELF (if need be)
Results for the Competition Walks will be published monthly.

NOTE: PARKING IS CHALLENGING SO LEAVE EARLY!!!!

⤵️ Route:
Distance: 4 miles
Stairs: 830 Steps Up / 994 Steps Down
Difficulty: Hard
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🖊 Description:
THIS IS A MUST-NOT-MISS walk. My very favorite and a little tiny park on the walk has THE BEST VIEW OF SEATTLE (the pic above is NOT 'the' view). Gorgeous architecture and amazing view, plus lots of "secret" stairs

This 4 mile loop goes up and down the most beautiful stairs in Seattle, past lovely homes, and great views over downtown, Puget Sound, Mt. Rainier and the Olympics. Some of these stairs were built a century ago.

Please use a map-tracking app (Strava/Apple Fitness, etc...) to verify your route and time.

🖊 Description:
Come join us as we explore upper Magnolia and the lower Ballard area.
We will discover some lovely Seattle city parks, Magnolia Manor Park and Lawton Park before we go through the Kiwanis Memorial Park Preserve Park, which, by the way, was Seattle's first wildlife sanctuary and once the largest nesting colony of Great Blue Herons.
Leaving the preserve, we will explore the fish ladders at the Chittenden locks. There should be some good fish viewing as the salmon run is in full swing. Departing the locks we will enjoy the Carl S. English Jr. Botanical Garden.
Afterwards, we will visit a few of the many wonderful free exchanges in Ballard. (feel free to bring a toy or craft to donate to the cause)

⤵️ Route:
Distance: 6.84 miles
Stairs: uncounted Steps Up / uncounted Steps Down
Difficulty: Medium-Hard

🖊 Description:
Thistle Street is Officially our little group’s Adopt-a-Street Street. I will have supplies to help us pick up any litter we may encounter.

Thistle is a pretty walk that includes incursions through 2 of Seattle's Parks: Lincoln Park and Fauntleroy Park.
This route will be slightly modified to exclude the beach part due to the tides.
This walk includes the Thistle Stairs, one of the longest continuous stairs in Seattle. So don't let the meager mileage fool ya. You will be challenged on at least this part of the walk.

⤵️ Route:
Distance: 3.6 miles
Stairs: 517 Steps Up / 241 Steps Down
Difficulty: Medium

🖊 Description:
Alki is a pretty walk. There are some pretty challenging stairs so be ready for a good workout and bring water and snacks ;-) This walk also goes through the very beautiful Schmitz Park.
This is the clockwise version of the walk. We also NOT be walking on the beach due to the tides. The short cut will remove a very minor part of the walk. ( you will still be very tired even without the beach LOL)
Look for Red Bronco on the street at Alki. We can meet at my car.

⤵️ Route:
Distance: 5.9 Miles Long
Stairs: 717 Steps Up 416 Steps Down
Difficulty: Medium-Hard