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Red Oak & Bear Creek Trail via Sammamish River Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Red Oak & Bear Creek Trail via Sammamish River Trail is a 3.4-mile out-and-back near Campton, WA. The route reaches Red Oak at the turnaround, 1.7 miles in. It is mostly level, with 0 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi30 – 49 ft4.8 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail 47.66540, -122.10182
Nearest town Campton, WA
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Red Oak & Bear Creek Trail via Sammamish River Trail

3.4 mi · ▲ 0 ft · 1 hr 8 min

Elevation 31–50 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: East Lake Sammamish Trail · 47.66540, -122.10182

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

Transit-accessible: NE 68th St & 180th Ave NE stop 280 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading W.
  2. 0.2 miBear left, heading NW.
  3. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading W.
  4. 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
  5. 0.5 miTurn left, heading W.
  6. 500 ftSharp left, heading NW.
  7. 50 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  8. 250 ftBear right, heading SW.
  9. 500 ftTurn right, heading N.
  10. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  11. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  12. 0.3 miBear left, heading NW.
  13. 0.1 miTurn right, heading NW.
  14. 50 ftReach Red Oak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  15. 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
  16. 0.1 miBear left, heading N.
  17. 50 ftBear right, heading N.
  18. 0.2 miTurn left, heading N.
  19. 250 ftTurn left, heading N.
  20. 50 ftTurn right, heading N.
  21. 100 ftTurn left, heading N.
  22. 0.1 miTurn left, heading N.
  23. 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
  24. 450 ftTurn right, heading S.
  25. 350 ftContinue straight onto Bear Creek Trail, heading S.
  26. 0.6 miContinue straight onto East Lake Sammamish Trail, heading SE.
  27. 0.2 miTurn left, heading S.
  28. 150 ftBear right, heading S.
  29. 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/reflecting-pond-reflecting-pond-out-back-6-km-5e1a

Trail surface

77% paved8% dirt2% grass2% boardwalk11% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:40 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE 68th St & 180th Ave NE stop 280 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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