BurkeGilman50

10/18/2025

https://www.pbs.org/show/from-rails-to-trails

10/02/2025

The Burke-Gilman was one of the first ever converted from rails to trails. The effort started 54 years ago!

The story of a 60-year struggle to convert abandoned railroads into trails for cycling and walking.

09/26/2025

This is the neighborhood where 4 neighbors got together to start the Burke-Gilman Trail.

09/10/2025

To make it very easy for you to donate to modernizing the Burke-Gilman on it's 50th Anniversary.

Donate to Fix the Burke-Gilman Fix the Burke-Gilman is a Partner of the Seattle Parks Foundation and our donations are managed by them as our fiscal agent. This provides the 501(c)(3) status so that your donations may be tax deductible. Help us meet our match! Two key donors have generously offered....

09/10/2025

A longer video on the history of the trail.

Learn the history of how the Burlington Northern Railway right-of-way was acquired to become the Burke-Gilman Trail Park, from the people who were integral t...

09/10/2025

A very well done 5:45 history lesson on the Burke-Gilman. From around the 40th Anniversary!

If you're a fan of people-powered transportation, you've likely traveled, at least a leg of the Burke-Gilman Trail. Looking back, it was the power of people ...