Help! Best, closest to downtown seattle?

[u/Public_Lobster2296]

Friends in town and want a last minute, shortish hike. And we don’t have much time including driving. Any suggestions appreciated!

I want to show them what we have but they can’t commit to the entire day, unfortunately.

[u/REMEMBER__MY__NAME]

Discovery park

[u/itsallinyourheadbabe]

Poo Poo Point

[u/HardPiff]

Rattlesnake ledge trail, and then to Snoqualmie falls.

[u/Nicholas_S_Hope → u/HardPiff]

Normally this, but views are limited because of smoke. Go to Alki and walk up Schmidt Park to the Junction

[u/pilgrimspeaches]

I really like Squak Mountain

[u/Judgementpumpkin]

Squak, Tiger, Cougar. 25 -30 min ride from the city just on the other side of Lake Washington. If you want really short and not really a hike, bring them to the botanical garden up by the UW campus in U District.

[u/Pattysgame]

The old trail.. And they’ll never make you take them hiking again ;)

[u/Public_Lobster2296 → u/Pattysgame]

lol. That one is a killer!

[u/ChiefSteve206]

If you're ok with driving an hour max going east of Seattle, theres the i-90 corrider that consists plenty of hikes. A few that i can think off the top of my head that are pretty good hikes in that area are: Bandera Mountain, Mount Defiance, Granite Mountain, Mount Baldy, Mount Teneriffe (via kamikaze trail), and much more.

[u/fatguysmell → u/ChiefSteve206]

This is good list. They may be an extra 15-30 minutes from what you’d like, but the amount of people drops dramatically and it’s more peaceful

[u/vaticRite]

The Queen Anne Stair Loop. You can pick a portion of it since you don’t have all day.

https://socalstairclimbers.com/2016/10/31/seattle-queen-anne-loop/

[u/Notexactlyprimetime]

Define the total amount of time you have.

[u/Public_Lobster2296 → u/Notexactlyprimetime]

Hey. This is past. But thanks for thinking of me!

[u/divestoclimb]

Another close by place that's pretty nice is Saint Edward State Park.