PSE Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 2 hr 54 min
PSE Trail is a 7.8-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Willows, WA. It climbs 601 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
7.8 mi · ▲ 601 ft · 2 hr 54 min
Elevation 30–329 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.70753, -122.14233
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 50 ftSharp left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading S.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.5 miTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 300 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading N.
- 0.2 miSharp right, heading NW.
- 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 2.6 mi in (~71 min). Leave by 6:14 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:04 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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