PSE Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 703 ft · 5 hr 25 min
PSE Trail is a 15.2-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near York, WA. It climbs 703 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
15.2 mi · ▲ 703 ft · 5 hr 25 min
Elevation 19–329 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: Eastrail · 47.71245, -122.16588
Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM
Transit-accessible: 132nd Pl NE & NE 126th Pl stop 70 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start on Eastrail, heading E.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NE.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading SE.
- 1.5 miTurn right, heading N.
- 0.1 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.
- 250 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 SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading E.
- 250 ftBear left, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 150 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.9 miTurn left onto Woodinville Valley Trail, heading N.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Eastrail, heading N.
- 1.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 500 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 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.
Trail surface
Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 6.3 mi in (~159 min). Leave by 4:11 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 10:00 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: 132nd Pl NE & NE 126th Pl stop 70 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
More from Eastrail Trailhead
- PSE Trail 15.1 mi · ▲ 676 ft
- ƛ̕ax̌ʷadis Park Viewpoint–Burke-Gilman Trail, 3 sights 15.1 mi · ▲ 165 ft
- Eastrail & Tolt Pipeline Trail 7.1 mi · ▲ 393 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 108 ft
- Eastrail & Tolt Pipeline Trail 4.8 mi · ▲ 80 ft
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