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Lake Sammamish & Bear Creek Trail via East Lake Sammamish Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Lake Sammamish & Bear Creek Trail via East Lake Sammamish Trail is a 7.6-mile out-and-back near Inglewood, WA. The route reaches Lake Sammamish. It is mostly level, with 28 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi36 – 75 ft9.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.62273, -122.06992
Nearest town Inglewood, WA
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Lake Sammamish & Bear Creek Trail via East Lake Sammamish Trail

7.6 mi · ▲ 28 ft · 2 hr 33 min

Elevation 34–74 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.62273, -122.06992

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 77°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Toilets at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftPass Lake Sammamish.
  3. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading NW.
  7. 350 ftTurn left, heading N.
  8. 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  9. 0.5 miBear left, heading NW.
  10. 0.9 miSharp right onto Marymoor Connector Trail, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn left onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  12. 150 ftTurn right, heading N.
  13. 0.4 miBear left, heading NW.
  14. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 150 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  16. 50 ftTurn right onto Bear Creek Crossing, heading NW.
  17. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 0.1 miBear left onto Bear Creek Trail, heading NW.
  20. 0.2 miReach Lake Sammamish, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  21. 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NE.
  23. 100 ftTurn left onto Bear Creek Crossing, heading NE.
  24. 50 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  25. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  26. 100 ftTurn left onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading NE.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading NE.
  29. 0.4 miTurn right, heading W.
  30. 150 ftTurn right onto Marymoor Connector Trail, heading S.
  31. 50 ftSharp left, heading S.
  32. 350 ftContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading E.
  33. 0.8 miBear left, heading SE.
  34. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  35. 1.3 miBear left, heading SE.
  36. 50 ftBear right, heading SE.
  37. 250 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  38. 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  39. 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  40. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/lake-sammamish-bear-creek-trail-out-back-15-km

Trail surface

88% paved4% gravel8% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 77°F51°
Precip0%Wind3 mphUV7Humidity71%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°56°
Wed 92°58°
Thu 95°56°
Fri 88°55°
Sat 86°53°
Sun 84°53°

Good to know

  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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