Jun 4, 2026 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail” If you haven’t discovered the historic Indian Trail yet, this is your chance! This wandering, varied public Trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise...
May 16, 2026 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
You’re invited to join WABI Weekday Walkers for a 2-mile walk in Normandy Park on Wednesday, May 20, at 9am. We’ll park at MarVista Park (4th Ave side, where there are bathroom facilities) and start walking north on 4th Ave. Our route takes us through...
Apr 30, 2026 | City of Burien, Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Begin the month of May with a walk on a beautiful day, down the wooded hillside to Seahurst Beach. This Sunday, May 3, 2026 at 2:00, our Walk-n-Talk will start at the top of the hill and walk down the service road to Seahurst Beach. On the way back up, walkers may...
Apr 18, 2026 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
On Wednesday, April 22, at 9am, the WABI Weekday Walkers will gather at the Tukwila Sounders Train Station and walk through Longacres Natural Area. From 1933 to 1992, the land was home to the Longacres Racetrack, the center of thoroughbred racing in western...
Apr 2, 2026 | Art Walks, City of Burien, Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Special guest on our April Walk-n-Talk: Artist Rodger Greene! As part of the Public Art Plan here in the City of Burien, Merrill Gardens has 9 curated art spaces in display windows along SW 150th St. and 4th Ave. SW. Through the month of May, 18 pieces of...
Mar 14, 2026 | Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Ready to get some exercise climbing hills in beautiful Normandy Park? Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers on a loop through Normandy Park on Wednesday, Mar 18, starting at 9am. We promise it will be worth the effort! **Note our return to the earlier walk time!**...
Feb 26, 2026 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Oh! Everybody loves a secret pathway! Well…it’s not so secret for the neighbors that live in the area, but let’s explore and enjoy it together. Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026 (Rain or shine… but SUNSHINE is forecast!)Time: Meet-up at 2:00. Walking starts at...
Jan 17, 2026 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
We’d love to have you join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Thursday, Jan 22nd (NOTE CHANGE TO THURSDAY), as we head south from Tukwila along the Green River Trail. Along the way, we’ll see beautiful wildlife murals on a trailside building and active bird life...
Jan 16, 2026 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
The Des Moines Waterland Walkers January walk will be along part of the Green River Trail, on Saturday January 24. We’ll meet a few minutes before 10:00 at the Three Friends Fishing Hole in Kent. Please note the earlier start time. We’ve had several...
Dec 29, 2025 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
Start the new year by strolling with others on the January 2026 Walk-n-Talk. On Sunday, January 4, we’ll meet at Burien Town Square Park to walk up and over to Mathison Park, Burien’s highest point, where we’ll walk the park’s pathway and...
Nov 17, 2025 | Featured, Parks & Trails
From our friends on the B-TOWN BLOG STAFF November 11, 2025 Burien’s Environmental Science Center will host a series of free Moonlight Beach Walks at Seahurst Park, inviting residents to explore the shoreline under the glow of their flashlights while learning about...
Nov 17, 2025 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
In November, we will return to the popular Des Moines Creek Trail, a 2-mile out-and-back paved, slightly uphill trail along the creek and through the woods. We’ll meet a few minutes before 11:00 am on Saturday, November 22nd and we’ll start walking...
Oct 11, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
On Wednesday, October 15, at 9am, the WABI Weekday Walkers will gather at the Tukwila Sounders Train Station and walk through Longacres Natural Area. From 1933 to 1992, the land was home to the Longacres Racetrack, the center of thoroughbred racing in western...
Sep 13, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s head north from Burien to explore four hidden parks and ponds located in White Center. As summer winds down, we can revel in the lush vegetation and mild temperatures of mid-September. Feel free to join us on Wednesday, Sept 17th, 2025, starting at 9am....
Aug 19, 2025 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
Our next walk is on Saturday, August 23rd starting at 11:00. We’ll meet at the Des Moines library at 21620 11th Ave S. a little before 11:00 and we’ll walk through the neighborhood, down to the waterfront and over to the start of the Des Moines Creek trail. We’ll walk...
Aug 9, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s wander through North SeaTac Park for our next WABI Weekday Walkers outing on Wednesday, Aug 13th. (Note this is the 2nd Wednesday, instead of our usual 3rd Wednesday.) This lovely park is located just east of Burien, in neighboring SeaTac. In 2021, The...
Jul 23, 2025 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
Our July walk will be along part of the Green River Trail. We’ll meet on Saturday, 7/26 a few minutes before 11:00 at the Three Friends Fishing Hole. The official address is 19970 Russell Road, Kent, WA, but what works best is just to enter Three Friends Fishing Hole...
Jul 13, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Have you seen this fine fellow? Feel free to join the WABI Weekday Walkers on Wednesday, July 16th, as we make a loop through Des Moines in search of this sculpted creature. We’ll park at the library (which is closed until noon) and head over to S 222nd St,...
Jun 15, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Please join us as we return to lovely Seahurst Park this month on Wednesday, June 18th at 9am. We’ll start in the parking lot by the beach and walk up the service road, a steady climb to the top of the park. To return, we’ll travel through the wooded area...
Jun 4, 2025 | Cycling Event, Cycling Resources, Featured, Local Maps, Parks & Trails
(Click on the maps to enlarge them.) New 7-mile segment of Lake to Sound Trail to open this Saturday, June 7 in SeaTac A key milestone in South King County’s trail network will be celebrated this Saturday, June 7, 2025, with the grand opening of a major segment of the...
May 28, 2025 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail”. If you haven’t discovered the Indian Trail yet, this is your chance! This wandering, varied public Trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” – and then, from Three Tree Point...
May 17, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s venture over to Renton for a popular walk along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, May 21st, starting at 9am. All are invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers on this flat, 3-mile route that follows the river. We’ll start from the northern end of the Cedar...
Apr 5, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
On Wednesday, April 9, at 10am, the WABI Weekday Walkers will gather in Tukwila to walk through the Longacres Natural Area, site of a former horse-racing track that has been converted into a lovely forested area with ponds, wildlife, and walking paths. All are welcome...
Mar 16, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Ready to get some exercise climbing hills in beautiful Normandy Park? Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers on a new loop through Normandy Park on Wednesday, Mar 19, starting at 10am. We promise it will be worth the effort! We’ll meet by the playground at City Hall...
Feb 27, 2025 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s March now! We’ve had snow and rain and cold. BRRR! The birds are singing and the weather’s warming at last. Time to walk with friends and neighbors on our March Walk-n-Talk. This is a FREE event and is enjoyable for all, including friendly,...
Feb 18, 2025 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
In February, the Des Moines Waterland Walkers will walk a portion of the Soos Creek Trail. The Soos Creek Trail is a well-maintained, paved trail that is almost six miles one way. We’ll walk along the northern part of the trail. We’ll meet a few minutes...
Feb 16, 2025 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join WABI Weekday Walkers as we wander in the lovely Seahurst neighborhood of Burien on Wednesday, February 19th, at 10am. Our route will start at Lake Burien School Memorial Park. The park was built in 1994 on the former site of the historic Lake Burien...
Jan 12, 2025 | Art Walks, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Let’s head north from Burien to explore four hidden parks and ponds located in White Center. They may not be green at this time of year, but the parks are still lovely spaces to enjoy. All are invited to join us on this new WABI itinerary on Wednesday, Jan 15th,...
Nov 13, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails
Our next walk will be Saturday, November 16 at 11AM. Meeting Place: Burien Town Square Park480 SW 152nd St., Burien, WA 98166Meet at the large, south end sculpture. In case of inclement weather, we’ll meet in the lobby of the Burien library – 400 SW 152nd St STE...
Oct 12, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
Let’s brave the threat of wet weather and wander through North SeaTac Park for our next WABI Weekday Walkers outing on Wednesday, Oct 16th. This lovely park is located just east of Burien, in neighboring SeaTac. In 2021, The Seattle Times reported: The area that...
Oct 1, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
For our October Walk-n-Talk, we’ll walk a figure-eight loop up around the northern Shorewood neighborhood, then head down the hill, through Shorewood Park and around the water-view neighborhood looking out over the Sound. Date: Sunday, October 6, 2024 (Rain or...
Sep 29, 2024 | Cycling, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Weekday Bikers will cycle along the eastern portion of the Cedar River Trail on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. We plan to meet a little before 10 AM at the Cedar River Trail parking area immediately across the street from Foley’s Produce stand, 21419...
Sep 14, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Other Local Walks, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking
You are invited to join the WABI Weekday Walkers as we explore a little-known local park, Duwamish Gardens, located in Tukwila, on Wednesday, Sept 18th, starting at 9am. Tucked away amongst roads and industrial buildings and adjacent to the Duwamish River, the park...
Aug 23, 2024 | Cycling, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Weekday Bikers will cycle the Alki Trail on Wednesday, August 28, 2024. We plan to meet a little before 10 AM at the Delridge Community Center parking lot (address below) and cycle north, picking up the Alki trail along Harbor Avenue SW. We will take a...
Aug 17, 2024 | Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
You’re invited to join WABI Weekday Walkers for a 2-mile walk in Normandy Park on Wednesday, August 21 at 9am. We’ll park at MarVista Park (4th Ave side, where there are bathroom facilities) and start walking north on 4th Ave. Our route takes us through...
Aug 2, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
It’s forecast to be a toasty day this Sunday, August 4, so let’s walk through the wooded hillside down to Seahurst Beach to stay cool. (Typically, the August Walk-n-Talk is our Public Art Walk-n-Talk, but it’ll be too hot to walk around on concrete...
Jul 27, 2024 | Cycling, Parks & Trails
WABI Burien Bikers will cycle the recently completed East Lake Sammamish Trail on Wednesday, July 31, 2024 beginning at 10:30 AM. Our route will begin at the Issaquah Farmer’s market and will follow the Pickering Trail to its intersection with the East Lake...
Jul 23, 2024 | Des Moines Waterland Walkers, Featured, Parks & Trails
In July, we will be revisiting the popular Des Moines Creek Trail, a 2-mile paved, slightly uphill trail along the creek and through the woods. Time: We’ll meet a few minutes before 11:00 am on Saturday July 27th and we’ll start walking promptly at 11:00...
Jul 13, 2024 | Featured, Health & Well-Being, Parks & Trails, WABI Weekday Walkers, Walking, Walking Event
Come join the WABI Weekday Walkers for a lovely, shaded stroll along the Cedar River trail on Wednesday, July 17th, starting at 9am. We’ll start from the Cedar River trail parking lot that is adjacent to the Renton Rowing Center, in Renton. The parking lot...
Jul 4, 2024 | Featured, Parks & Trails, Walk-n-Talk
One of Burien’s outdoor gems is the “Indian Trail”. If you haven’t discovered the Trail yet, this is your chance! This wandering, varied Trail winds high above the shoreline strip of SW 172nd St. – the “Sunrise Trail” –...
