Farrel-McWhirter Park

PSE Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 2 hr 17 min

PSE Trail is a 5.9-mile out-and-back in Farrel-McWhirter Park near Earlmont, WA. It climbs 640 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 328 ft7.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.68831, -122.13577
Nearest town Earlmont, WA

Directions

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PSE Trail

5.9 mi · ▲ 640 ft · 2 hr 17 min

Elevation 22–329 ft

Out & Back · Farrel-McWhirter Park

Trailhead: 47.68831, -122.13577

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

Transit-accessible: NE 90th St & 154th Ave NE stop 669 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 50 ftSharp right onto PSE Trail, heading NE.
  3. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  4. 100 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NE.
  5. 150 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading SE.
  6. 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
  7. 2.2 miBear right, heading E.
  8. 0.5 miReach PSE Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  9. 450 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 0.8 miBear left, heading W.
  11. 300 ftBear left, heading W.
  12. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  13. 0.8 miTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading S.
  14. 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
  15. 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
  16. 0.1 miSharp left, heading W.
  17. 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 surface

87% gravel5% paved3% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 1.7 mi in (~48 min). Leave by 7:33 PM for the 8:40 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:37 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 90th St & 154th Ave NE stop 669 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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