Pleasant Waterfront Walk at Alki Beach, Seattle

Alki Beach is Seattle's seaside promenade — a flat, easy path along Puget Sound with the downtown skyline glittering across the water and the Olympic Mountains beyond.

Seattle · Walk · about 1 hr · 2.5 miles · Pleasantness: High

Why this route is pleasant

• Flat, separated shoreline promenade
• Puget Sound on one side the whole way
• Downtown Seattle skyline across the water
• The Olympic Mountains on the western horizon
• Driftwood, sand and a miniature Statue of Liberty

What you'll see

• The Seattle skyline across Elliott Bay
• Ferries crossing the Sound
• Alki Point Lighthouse at the west end
• The Olympics on a clear day

Best time to go

A clear evening at sunset, with the light behind the Olympics.

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