PSE Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 4 hr 2 min
PSE Trail is an 11.2-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Hollywood, WA. It climbs 604 ft, with sections as steep as 15% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
11.2 mi · ▲ 604 ft · 4 hr 2 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.73372, -122.14463
Weather Sep 20: Fog, high 72°F / low 48° · precip 0% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:53 AM · sunset 7:12 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading W.
- 100 ftSharp left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 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 S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading S.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftBear left, heading S.
- 1.9 miSharp right, heading N.
- 50 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 4.3 mi in (~110 min). Leave by 5:02 PM for the 7:12 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:10 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from this trailhead
- Sammamish River Trail 7.6 mi · ▲ 0 ft
- PSE Trail 11.3 mi · ▲ 603 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- PSE Trail 11.1 mi · ▲ 576 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 11 mi · ▲ 577 ft
- PSE Trail 11 mi · ▲ 577 ft
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