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Park Pointe

Rainier Greenway Trail & Rainier Trail

5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Rainier Greenway Trail & Rainier Trail is a 5-mile out-and-back in Park Pointe near Issaquah, WA. It is mostly level, with 135 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi56 – 197 ft6.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail 47.55182, -122.04402
Nearest town Issaquah, WA
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Rainier Greenway Trail & Rainier Trail

5 mi · ▲ 135 ft · 1 hr 44 min

Elevation 54–197 ft

Out & Back · Park Pointe

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail · 47.55182, -122.04402

Weather Aug 3: Clear, high 78°F / low 51° · precip 0% · wind 4 mph · sunrise 5:49 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: SE 56th St & East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE stop 11 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading S.
  2. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  3. 0.4 miContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
  4. 0.1 miTurn right, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
  6. 50 ftTurn right, heading SW.
  7. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  8. 0.5 miContinue straight onto Rainier Trail, heading SE.
  9. 400 ftBear left, heading E.
  10. 350 ftTurn left, heading NE.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading NE.
  12. 0.1 miReach Rainier Greenway Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 0.1 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftTurn right, heading NW.
  15. 0.7 miTurn left, heading S.
  16. 100 ftTurn right, heading S.
  17. 50 ftContinue straight onto Rainier Greenway Trail, heading S.
  18. 0.8 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  21. 0.2 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.4 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/rainier-greenway-trail-out-back-8-km-59b1

Trail surface

80% paved18% gravel1% dirt1% unspecified

Weather

ClearTemperature 78°F51°
Precip0%Wind4 mphUV7Humidity61%
Hourly temperature
80°50°
Sunrise 5:49 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PMSunset 8:41 PM
Tue 85°58°
Wed 92°61°
Thu 92°58°
Fri 86°53°
Sat 83°53°
Sun 84°53°

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: SE 56th St & East Lake Sammamish Pkwy SE stop 11 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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