PSE Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 3 hr 51 min
PSE Trail is a 10.7-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 568 ft. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
10.7 mi · ▲ 568 ft · 3 hr 51 min
Elevation 27–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: connector · 47.69820, -122.08913
Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 319 m from the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 100 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftBear left onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 0.5 miBear left, heading W.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading SW.
- 0.8 miTurn right, heading W.
- 0.4 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 300 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 300 ftBear left, heading N.
- 1.6 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 S.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading SE.
- 2.2 miBear right, heading N.
- 100 ftBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.0 mi in (~24 min). Leave by 7:57 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:27 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & Puget Power Trail Walk stop 319 m from the trailhead
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More from connector Trailhead
- Reflecting Pond & PSE Trail 5 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 569 ft
- PSE Trail 10.4 mi · ▲ 568 ft
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