PSE Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 18 min
PSE Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Avondale, WA. It climbs 335 ft, with sections as steep as 16% grade, and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
3.4 mi · ▲ 335 ft · 1 hr 18 min
Elevation 72–331 ft
Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park
Trailhead: 47.69730, -122.11287
Weather Sep 4: sunrise 6:32 AM · sunset 7:45 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 301 m from the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right onto PSE Trail, heading E.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading E.
- 0.4 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.8 miBear left, heading NW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 400 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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Weather
Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~6 min). Leave by 7:19 PM for the 7:45 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:04 PM — 13 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 111th St & 172nd Ave NE stop 301 m from the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
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- PSE Trail 3.2 mi · ▲ 422 ft
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