Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 3 sights is a 4.4-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near Issaquah, WA. The route reaches Sunset Beach at the turnaround, 2.2 miles in. It is mostly level, with 54 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 3 sights
4.4 mi · ▲ 54 ft · 1 hr 30 min
Elevation 35–95 ft
Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park
Trailhead: Rainier Greenway Trail · 47.53386, -122.03661
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 52° · precip 0% · wind 2 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Front St N & NE Dogwood St stop 43 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Rainier Greenway Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading NW.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading W.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading NW.
- 0.2 miReach Sunset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading E.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading E.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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- Transit-accessible: Front St N & NE Dogwood St stop 43 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from Rainier Greenway Trail Trailhead
- Rainier Greenway Trail 2 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rainier Greenway Trail 2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rainier Greenway Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 26 ft
- Rainier Greenway Trail 2.2 mi · ▲ 55 ft
- Rainier Greenway Trail 2.5 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Homestead Trail & Pickering Multiple Use Trail 2.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft
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