Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights is a 9.8-mile out-and-back in Lake Sammamish State Park near Pine Lake, WA. The route reaches Sunset Beach. It climbs 487 ft, with sections as steep as 17% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sunset Beach–Homestead Trail, 5 sights
9.8 mi · ▲ 487 ft · 3 hr 31 min
Elevation 33–466 ft
Out & Back · Lake Sammamish State Park
Trailhead: 47.55582, -122.05163
Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM
Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 11th Ave NW stop 445 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Issaquah Creek Trail, heading NW.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftPass Sunset Beach.
- 50 ftBear left, heading SE.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Orchard Loop, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn left onto Homestead Trail, heading SE.
- 0.7 miTurn left onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 150 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading S.
- 0.3 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miTurn right, heading S.
- 250 ftSharp left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
- 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftBear left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 250 ftTurn right, heading E.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Adventure Trail, heading N.
- 0.1 miReach Sunset Beach, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto Wetlands Trail, heading W.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftBear right onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading SW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading N.
- 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
- 200 ftTurn right onto Pickering Multiple Use Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.2 miContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.5 miTurn right onto Orchard Loop, heading N.
- 50 ftContinue straight onto Homestead Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Issaquah Creek Trail, heading N.
- 0.2 miArrive 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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Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NW Sammamish Rd & 11th Ave NW stop 445 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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