Farrel-McWhirter Park

PSE Trail

2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 47 min

PSE Trail is a 2-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Avondale, WA. It is mostly level, with 221 ft of elevation gain, and mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 322 ft2.4 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: PSE Trail 47.69974, -122.10667
Nearest town Avondale, WA

Directions

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PSE Trail

2 mi · ▲ 221 ft · 47 min

Elevation 72–322 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: PSE Trail · 47.69974, -122.10667

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:40 PM

Transit-accessible: 179th Ave NE & NE 108th Way stop 326 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on PSE Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.7 miBear right, heading E.
  3. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  4. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  6. 0.1 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

83% gravel7% dirt10% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is right at the trailhead, so there is no walk out. Be there by 8:20 PM to have the sun's last 20 minutes of sky before it sets at 8:40 PM. Your car is right there — dark at 9:16 PM.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: 179th Ave NE & NE 108th Way stop 326 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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