Editorial IllustrationWalking routes
Walk Tacoma
Each route was walked end to end by an editor, with distances measured, grades noted, and accessibility recorded honestly. Routes outside Tacoma are labeled with the city they are in — University Place, for example, is a separate city on Tacoma's southwest edge.
The Museum Mile
Five institutions and the Bridge of Glass on one flat corridor between Union Station and the Museum of Glass.
5 stops
Ruston Way shoreline
Two flat miles of Commencement Bay waterfront with Vashon Island across the water.
4 stops
Stadium & North Slope historic loop
Victorian and Craftsman blocks, Wright Park, and the castle above Commencement Bay.
4 stops
Proctor morning circuit
A compact neighborhood loop built around the Saturday farmers market.
3 stops
Chambers Bay Soundview loop
The paved public loop above the Chambers Bay links, in University Place — a separate city fifteen minutes southwest of downtown Tacoma.
4 stops