Burke-Gilman Trail
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The Burke-Gilman Trail is a popular multi-use recreational and commuter path in the Seattle area, known for its scenic route along former railroad corridors connecting neighborhoods, parks, and regional trails.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Burke-Gilman Trail canonical | 5 |
| Burke-Gilman Trail (eastern terminus nearby) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7205406 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burke-Gilman Trail Context triple: [Sammamish River Trail, connectsTo, Burke-Gilman Trail]
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A.
Stevens Creek Trail
Stevens Creek Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in Mountain View, California, that follows Stevens Creek and connects parks, neighborhoods, and nearby cities for walking, running, and cycling.
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B.
Cabrillo Bike Path
Cabrillo Bike Path is a popular coastal multi-use trail in Santa Barbara, California, offering scenic oceanfront views and access to nearby beaches and parks.
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C.
John Muir Way
The John Muir Way is a long-distance walking and cycling route across central Scotland, celebrating the legacy of naturalist John Muir by linking coastlines, historic towns, and scenic landscapes.
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D.
Powell Street
Powell Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco best known as a central route for the city’s historic cable cars and a busy hub of shopping and tourism.
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E.
Baynard Trail
Baynard Trail is a hiking path within Florida’s Hillsborough River State Park known for its natural scenery and opportunities to observe local wildlife and river landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Burke-Gilman Trail Target entity description: The Burke-Gilman Trail is a popular multi-use recreational and commuter path in the Seattle area, known for its scenic route along former railroad corridors connecting neighborhoods, parks, and regional trails.
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A.
Stevens Creek Trail
Stevens Creek Trail is a popular multi-use recreational path in Mountain View, California, that follows Stevens Creek and connects parks, neighborhoods, and nearby cities for walking, running, and cycling.
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B.
Cabrillo Bike Path
Cabrillo Bike Path is a popular coastal multi-use trail in Santa Barbara, California, offering scenic oceanfront views and access to nearby beaches and parks.
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C.
John Muir Way
The John Muir Way is a long-distance walking and cycling route across central Scotland, celebrating the legacy of naturalist John Muir by linking coastlines, historic towns, and scenic landscapes.
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D.
Powell Street
Powell Street is a major thoroughfare in San Francisco best known as a central route for the city’s historic cable cars and a busy hub of shopping and tourism.
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E.
Baynard Trail
Baynard Trail is a hiking path within Florida’s Hillsborough River State Park known for its natural scenery and opportunities to observe local wildlife and river landscapes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bicycle path
ⓘ
commuter trail ⓘ rail trail ⓘ |
| access | public ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Lake Union
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Ship Canal ⓘ |
| category |
Bike paths in Washington (state)
ⓘ
Parks in Seattle ⓘ Rail trails in Washington (state) ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cheshiahud Lake Union Loop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnuson Park trails NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammamish River Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ UW campus paths ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fee | no user fee ⓘ |
| follows | former Seattle, Lake Shore and Eastern Railway corridor ⓘ |
| hasLighting | partial ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington, United States
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle, Washington, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
King County Parks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seattle Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Daniel Gilman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Burke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy bicycle commuter traffic
ⓘ
scenic waterfront sections ⓘ |
| opened | 1970s ⓘ |
| operator | Seattle Parks and Recreation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | King County Regional Trail System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Ballard neighborhood
ⓘ
Fremont neighborhood ⓘ Kenmore, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Forest Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Laurelhurst area ⓘ Sand Point neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ University District NERFINISHED ⓘ Wallingford neighborhood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| surface | asphalt ⓘ |
| terminus |
Golden Gardens Park, Seattle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
near Blyth Park, Bothell, Washington ⓘ |
| trailType | paved ⓘ |
| use |
commuting
ⓘ
cycling ⓘ inline skating ⓘ running ⓘ walking ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Burke-Gilman Trail Description of subject: The Burke-Gilman Trail is a popular multi-use recreational and commuter path in the Seattle area, known for its scenic route along former railroad corridors connecting neighborhoods, parks, and regional trails.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burke-Gilman Trail (eastern terminus nearby)