Field trip: GoWalk!: Beginner Urban Walking Series
November GoWalk! Urban Walks: 2 to 5 miles, 0 to 450 feet of elevation gain - Schmitz Preserve Park
GoWalk! Urban Walks are low-stress activities to help you determine where you are in terms of gear, the pace (1.5 - 2 mph) and distance you can complete comfortably, and what your season goals for conditioning and walking are. You decide what level of walks and pace are the best fit for you to sign up for - no pressure, no judgment!
Contacts
- Tue, Nov 11, 2025
- Seattle Urban Walk Committee
- Urban Walking
- Adults
- Easy
- Mileage: 4.0 mi
- Elevation Gain: 400 ft
- Pace: 1.5-2.0 mph
- 6 (10 capacity)
- FULL (2 capacity)
- Fri, Oct 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
- Sun, Nov 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
- Cancellation & Refund Policy
- iCal Google
Participation in 2 November Urban Walks is required for all GoWalk! participants.
November Urban Walks open for registration on Friday, October 3 at 6:00am. Register for only one in the first week. Registration for the second walk opens Friday, October 10 at 6:00am.
***NOTE: this is a West Seattle Loop urban walk that will include portions of the Schmitz Reserve.
We will follow David B. Williams's "Seattle Walks" - Walk #17 West Seattle : Old Growth and Alki Point. And we'll adjust pace to the group.
Williams: "Trek through the great forest of Schmitz Preserve Park, get unparalleled views out to Puget Sound, stroll along the water, and end by passing the birthplace of Seattle."
And... "The walk traverses a one-third mile dirt path in Schmitz Preserve Park. The path can be muddy and requires crossing a narrow creek (two feet wide) on flat rocks. The walk has a few short steep sections up the Schmitz Preserve Park trail and one long descent on a sidewalk."
Public restrooms are available at the beginning of the walk and along Alki Beach, but that’s about it. And they may even be open...
Meet geared up shortly before 0900 at the Northeast Corner of Alki (Whale Tale) Park, corner of 58th Ave SW and SW Lander Street. There is regular bus service to nearby Alki Beach and a rapid water taxi from Seattle that docks about 2 miles away. More details will be sent via email a few days before our walk.
Route: West Seattle Loop & Schmitz Reserve
Meet geared up shortly before 0900 at the Northeast Corner of Alki (Whale Tale) Park, corner of 58th Ave SW and SW Lander Street. There is regular bus service to nearby Alki Beach and a rapid water taxi from Seattle that docks about 2 miles away.
More details will be sent via email a few days before our walk.
Required Equipment
You will receive a Hello Walker email from your trip leader prior to your selected urban walk that will provide you with details for the outing that you selected.