PSE Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 49 min
PSE Trail is a 4.8-mile out-and-back near Avondale, WA. It climbs 435 ft and is mostly gravel. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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PSE Trail
4.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft · 1 hr 49 min
Elevation 22–329 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: 47.70177, -122.10058
Weather Sep 5: Light rain, high 72°F / low 52° · precip 27% · wind 1 mph · sunrise 6:33 AM · sunset 7:43 PM
Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 216 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading W.
- 350 ftContinue straight onto PSE Trail, heading W.
- 200 ftBear left, heading W.
- 1.1 miBear right, heading S.
- 0.8 miTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading W.
- 150 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 100 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 0.1 miReach PSE Trail, then turn around and head back the way you came.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
- 0.1 miTurn right, heading E.
- 100 ftTurn right onto Sammamish River Trail, heading E.
- 150 ftTurn left onto PSE Trail, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading NE.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading E.
- 150 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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Sunset
The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.4 mi in (~12 min). Leave by 7:11 PM for the 7:43 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:10 PM — 5 min before dark.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: NE 116th St & 179th Ct NE stop 216 m from the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
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More from this trailhead
- PSE Trail 2 mi · ▲ 196 ft
- PSE Trail 2.4 mi · ▲ 223 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.7 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 9.8 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10 mi · ▲ 435 ft
- Sammamish River Trail 10.1 mi · ▲ 435 ft
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