Burke-Gilman Trail reopening after landslide

Trail set to reopen at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday after five-day closure

There is good news for commuters, dog-walkers and recreational enthusiasts in Lake Forest Park: King County’s Burke-Gilman Trail is set to reopen Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 20, following a five-day closure by a rain-induced landslide.

The trail, which has been closed since Jan. 15 when it was buried under an estimated 60 yards of debris, is set to open by 3:30 p.m.

King County Parks crews say the landslide left no lasting damage to the trail.

The Burke-Gilman Trail runs more than 18 miles from Shilshole Bay in the City of Seattle to the City of Bothell where it intersects the Sammamish River Trail. Part of the "Locks to Lakes Corridor," the trail crosses Ballard, Fremont, Wallingford, the University District and View Ridge within the City of Seattle, as well as the cities of Lake Forest Park, Kenmore and Bothell.

The trail is managed by Seattle within the city limits south of Northeast 145th Street and by King County outside Seattle. More information is available at http://www.kingcounty.gov/recreation/parks/trails/regionaltrailssystem/burkegilman.aspx.

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