The Trails
Check out the map options to hike on your own, join a guided hike, or watch an informative virtual hike.
Maps
Guided Hikes
Unfortunately, guided hikes have wrapped up for 2024. Subscribe to our newsletter on the Get Involved page to be notified when we add new hikes to the calendar, or reach out to us to host your own!
Virtual Hikes
We have developed a series of educational virtual hikes for you to learn and explore the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails from anywhere.
Walk with Ken Workman of the Duwamish
In a series of walks in the northern portion of the greenbelt, follow Ken Workman, great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Seattle, as he describes the native history of this ridge, the native and edible plants he sampled as a boy, the Duwamish use of clay, and the continuing presence of Duwamish ancestors.
We Are Still Here
Welcome My Friend
Edible Plants, Oregon Grape
Native Plants, Lady Fern
Duwamish Uses of Clay
Golden Hour in the Greenbelt
More Virtual Walks
Join our volunteers as they present a variety of fascinating topics while walking the West Duwamish Greenbelt Trails.
How Trees Decay
Walk with Maxfield Shea as he explains the process of tree decay, the compartmentalization of decay in trees (CODIT). Instead of “healing” their woody tissue, trees have “walls” that help to compartmentalize decay and keep it from spreading. Better understanding of these processes can help to make sense of all the wild and unexpected ways that trees adapt to their wilder environments. Maxfield is an aspiring arborist and recently went through the horticulture program at South Seattle College, located along the margin of the West Duwamish Greenbelt.
Mindfulness
Walk with mindfulness, guided by mindfulness teacher Andrea D’Asaro and spoken word poet Trent Randall. They begin in the Pigeon Point Park area of the greenbelt and utilize poetry, mindful breathing, listening, walking, and standing to appreciate the greenbelt and become centered in the moment.
Native Plants
Walk with Steve Richmond, master of native plants and forest restoration, in a series of videos as he identifies both native and non-native plants and how they interact. Steve’s walk begins at the trailhead at S.W. Holly Street and 14th Ave. S.W. After viewing his videos, you may explore for yourself on good trails built by Seattle Parks and volunteer groups.
Walking Native Land
In both 2018 and 2019, Ken Workman, the great-great-great-great grandson of Chief Seattle, led walks on native land in the woods where he played as a boy. Walk with Ken on a short trail leaving from S.W. Dawson St. and 19th Ave. S.W. as he talks about the Duwamish heritage in the land.
Trail Running
If you’re looking for a muddier challenge, check out trail-running in the greenbelt. In this video by Bryan Schaeffer, you’ll follow runners south through the greenbelt to Westcrest Park on harder-to-find trails. The video was produced as part of a decade-long project called Best of the NW, highlighting trails within a day’s drive of Seattle.