Beacon Hill Loop from Shields Park Trailhead is a 2.8 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Spokane, Washington that features beautiful wild flowers and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, trail running, and mountain biking. Dogs are also able to use this trail but must be kept on leash.
December 10, 2020Much better maintained than last year when we hiked it. There were many nice trail markers and once you got away from the parking lot, no trash.
December 6, 2020Trail was beautiful. I would recommend downloading map since there are so many trails crossing each other ther it’s hard to follow. I would definitely go back to explore more though. Nice little hike in town.
December 5, 2020A bit icy at the top but a nice hike. Only a couple bikes on the trail.
November 28, 2020November 25, 2020Nice walk to get some fresh air. I’m not familiar with the area and I had a really hard time finding my way so I spent nearly the whole walk following the AllTrails app so I didn’t get lost as there’s loads of trails and not many signs. Easy access nice walk though.
July 14, 2020Really cool and diverse area for all sorts of activities. Hiking, mountain biking. and rock climbing. The first part of this is not well marked at all, hence the 4 stars.
July 4, 2020Lots of different trails to choose from. you would never get bored.
June 14, 2020Good, but not enough trail markings at splits. There’s a lot of splits
May 23, 2020stay away
May 17, 2020Easy to get turned around and off course if you aren’t following the map closely. There are a lot of trails intersecting. Otherwise very beautiful trail!
May 11, 2020May 10, 2020Lots of trails to share with mountain bikers. Lower part is shady and nice, upper part has less cover and is hot. Some broken glass and graffiti but not as much as I expected based on other reviews, and even then, only close to the bottom. Peaceful, not crowded at all. Some steep spots both up and down. As someone with sub-standard balance, I wish I had brought my hiking poles.
May 6, 2020So badass!
March 20, 2020the trails are a little confusing. we ended up hopping from one park to the other and not knowing it.
February 27, 2020February 26, 2020February 13, 2020Great
October 29, 2019A good hike with lots of trails but a lot of graffiti and homeless litter too.
October 2, 2019Loads of trails, but caution: it’s very popular with cyclists. Some homeless camps and a lot of trash in some places. Keep your map on as it’s easy to get lost.
September 15, 2019Agree with other reviews: Lots of trail offshoots, trail not well marked, graffiti, glass. That being said, there were some nice views & the uphill first half definitely gets the heart going.
September 6, 2019broken glass everywhere
August 24, 2019Good hiking trail. Very easy to get lost if you don't have the map downloaded... luckily I have friends in high places EE. Over all I was able to accomplish my goals of getting in a good workout
August 2, 2019confusing
June 21, 2019Beacon Hill has extensive single track for mountain biking. Still a worthwhile and mostly easy, quick hike that gives you a 360 degree view of greater Spokane.
May 14, 2019Flowers all blooming. Smells great!
December 1, 2017Great, convenient spot for training to do real mountain hikes and climbs. Too much litter, graffiti, and too many splits to recommend it for anything but training or watching Felts Field. I run it with a 30lb pack for endurance, and climb rocks here and there, but people ruin the nature aspect.
October 22, 2017There was a lot of climbing involved, I would do it again but after going up once I was too tired, so I went home...do not recommend if it is your first time on a mountain bike trail.
July 22, 2017I'm sure this is a lovely hike but there were far too many signs of unscrupulous questionable activity. We hiked 10 minutes, listened to our gut and turned around.
July 7, 2017There isn't anything official about this loop route. It's somewhat arbitrary among hundreds of trail splits that could also turn into loops. It's hard to follow because there are so many options. But I rarely concern myself with following a loop anyway since I like to explore. This area is so-so, but not amazing for hiking. It's probably more fun on a mountain bike. There are simply too many trails with nearly paths. Really, you can't ride/walk 3 feet to an intersection, so you make 2 or 3 new trails to cut the corner? And instead of picking a side of a tree (left or right), the trail goes around both sides! Toooo many! But I enjoy getting out just about anywhere, so I rarely give terribly low ratings unless some catastrophe happened that ruined my day (hasn't happened yet). Oh, almost forgot to mention I encountered a skunk! I didn't realize they walk so slow until now. It claimed the trail and didn't even budge when it saw me coming. Yeah, it owned the place, and I had to bushwhack to get around it.
