9900 Block–PSE Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 3 hr 25 min
9900 Block–PSE Trail, 3 sights is a 9-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Avondale, WA. It climbs 845 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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9900 Block–PSE Trail, 3 sights
9 mi · ▲ 845 ft · 3 hr 25 min
Elevation 22–329 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.69338, -122.07993
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading E.
- 250 ftTurn left onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp left onto Mackey Creek Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading NW.
- 450 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 300 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto 9900 Block, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftBear left, heading S.
- 0.2 miSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Redmond Central Connector Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 350 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading W.
- 50 ftBear right, heading W.
- 450 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftReach Perimeter Loop Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading NW.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 450 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp left onto 9900 Block, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto PSE Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading N.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Mackey Creek Trail, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp right onto Perimeter Loop Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.6 mi in (~42 min). Leave by 7:39 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:45 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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