Sammamish River Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Sammamish River Trail is a 14.8-mile out-and-back near York, WA. It climbs 676 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
14.8 mi · ▲ 676 ft · 5 hr 16 min
Elevation 19–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Eastrail · 47.71208, -122.16279
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & 134th Ct NE stop 62 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eastrail, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading E.
- 1.5 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.3 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.7 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 500 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading N.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 500 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.
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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.1 mi in (~156 min). Leave by 5:45 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 11:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 124th St & 134th Ct NE stop 62 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Eastrail Trailhead
- Eastrail 4.2 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 8.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 8.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.5 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- PSE Trail via Sammamish River Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 108 ft
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