Trailhead Direct
Break out your hiking boots and get ready to explore Mount Si and the Issaquah Alps. King County’s Trailhead Direct, the transit-to-trails service on summer weekends and holidays will get you there!.
Trips to the Issaquah Alps and Mount Si trails will operate on weekends and holidays, starting Saturday, May 24, and will run through Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1. The 2025 season includes service on Independence Day.
Departures every 30 minutes to the region’s best hikes
Trailhead Direct doubled the frequency of service from Metro’s Mount Baker Transit Center to the Issaquah Alps. Trips will depart every 30 minutes to Margaret’s Way, Squak Mountain, Chirico Trail-Poo Poo Point, High School Trail, and East Sunset Way.
Service will also run every 30 minutes from Capitol Hill, stopping at the Sound Transit Capitol Hill Link light rail station and downtown Seattle, to trailheads near Mount Si, Mount Teneriffe, and Little Si.
Hikers can also use the Sound Transit Link 2 Line to connect with both Trailhead Direct routes via a stop at the South Bellevue Station.
