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Farrel-McWhirter Park

PSE Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 58 min

PSE Trail is a 2.5-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Avondale, WA. It climbs 282 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi72 – 328 ft3.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.69961, -122.11137
Nearest town Avondale, WA
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PSE Trail

2.5 mi · ▲ 282 ft · 58 min

Elevation 72–329 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: 47.69961, -122.11137

Weather Sep 5: Light drizzle, high 70°F / low 51° · precip 37% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM

Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 45 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto PSE Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.9 miBear right, heading E.
  4. 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  5. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  6. 250 ftBear left, heading W.
  7. 0.4 miSharp left, heading W.
  8. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/pse-trail-out-back-4-km-2da5

Trail surface

85% gravel6% dirt9% unspecified

Weather

Light drizzleTemperature 70°F51°
Precip37%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity82%
Rained 0.1″ 2 days ago (0.4″ over the last week)
Hourly temperatureRain chance
70°50° 12 AM: 7% rain1 AM: 8% rain2 AM: 9% rain3 AM: 5% rain4 AM: 3% rain5 AM: 3% rain6 AM: 5% rain7 AM: 3% rain8 AM: 2% rain9 AM: 3% rain10 AM: 1% rain11 AM: 1% rain12 PM: 1% rain1 PM: 2% rain2 PM: 4% rain3 PM: 6% rain4 PM: 12% rain5 PM: 15% rain6 PM: 33% rain7 PM: 37% rain8 PM: 33% rain9 PM: 22% rain10 PM: 11% rain11 PM: 2% rain
Sunrise 6:32 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:45 PM
Sat 71°51° 27%
Sun 73°49°
Mon 64°47°
Tue 73°52°
Wed 79°49°
Thu 66°53°

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.1 mi in (~5 min). Leave by 7:20 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 13 min before dark.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 45 m from the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead

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