Walk-n-Talk Invites Community to Explore Seahurst’s “Best Kept Secrets” This Sunday

Residents are invited to start the month of May with a scenic community walk through one of Burien’s most quietly cherished outdoor spaces.

A local Walk-n-Talk gathering, organized through Walk/Bike (WABI) Burien WABIburien.org, is planned for Sunday, May 3 at 2:00 p.m., beginning at the top of the hill above Seahurst Park and heading down the service road to Seahurst Beach.

Organizers describe the route, along with the adjacent hillside paths, as a “best kept secret” among regular walkers and dog owners. The trail offers a peaceful, wooded descent with views and natural features that many in the community may not have experienced before.

Participants can choose their return route, either following the road back up or taking one of the nearby footpaths that wind through the hillside.

Spring conditions are expected to highlight the area’s natural beauty. Walkers may spot skunk cabbage growing near creek beds, along with emerging nettles lining parts of the trail. Trees are beginning to leaf out, bringing a bright green canopy overhead.

With a bit of luck, participants may also catch a glimpse of trilliums, a native wildflower that is often considered a seasonal highlight in Pacific Northwest forests.

Additional details about the walk, along with photos provided by WABI Burien organizers, are included below.

Walk Details:

• Date and Time: Sunday, May 3, 2026. Meetup at 2:00 p.m. Walking starts at 2:15 p.m.
  Walk-n-Talks happen rain-or-shine, smiling and talking all the way.
• Meetup Location: Approx. 13200 Shorewood Dr. SW, Burien WA 98166
  There’s a passageway in the cyclone fence in the corner.) It says “MEET HERE” on the map below.
  We do NOT meet at the “Service Entrance on 16th Ave. SW” noted on the map. IF you choose to park and wait there, we will find you as we come around the corner from our stated meeting place.
• Directions: From Burien Town Square Park, go WEST (toward the water) on SW 152nd St.
  Turn RIGHT and go NORTH on Ambaum Blvd. SW until SW 130th St.
  Turn LEFT on SW 130th St. (at the new Mary’s Place construction site.)
  Go up the hill, following the road and veer RIGHT on SW 131st St.
  Drive one block to Shorewood Drive SW, turn left and look for parking.
• Meet: at the passage in the corner of the cyclone fence.
• Parking Suggestions: Parking at the site is limited and we suggest that, if possible, you carpool with other walkers. Since the walk starts in a residential area, we remind you to be considerate of private property and driveway accesses.
• Walk Conditions and Time: As with all of the Walk-n-Talks, each walker may go at whatever pace is most comfortable for himself or herself. The walk DOWN the hill on the road takes about 20-30 minutes; it is a hard-packed gravel, full-width road. The walk back UP the hill on the road is most gradual and easiest, taking another 20-30 minutes depending on pace. The walk UP along the trails is steeper and rougher, but quite beautiful. It may take 30 minutes or more (depending on how many photos you stop to take.) If it has rained within a couple of days, there may be mud in places, so boots may be desired.
• For those not wanting to walk back UP the hill, we suggest that friends carpool, leaving one car in the parking lot at Seahurst Beach, then driving to the walk starting point. Once completing the walk DOWN, you may then go to the car in the parking lot and drive back to retrieve the other car.

Here’s a map from the City of Burien showing our meeting place, the purple-dashed service road and the red-dashed trail (at the top of the map.) Seahurst Park Service Road Map

Questions? For questions, comments and suggestions, please contact:
Maureen Hoffmann at info@wabiburien.org

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