Sammamish River Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Sammamish River Trail is an 8.4-mile out-and-back near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 517 ft, with sections as steep as 22% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi23 – 472 ft · steepest grade: 22%10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73577, -122.11996
Nearest town Hollywood Hill, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

8.4 mi · ▲ 517 ft · 3 hr 4 min

Elevation 22–471 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.73577, -122.11996

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:10 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NE.
  2. 200 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.3 miTurn left, heading W.
  4. 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
  6. 100 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
  7. 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
  8. 0.4 miBear left, heading S.
  9. 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
  10. 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
  11. 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
  12. 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
  13. 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
  14. 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  15. 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
  16. 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
  17. 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
  18. 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
  20. 2 miBear right, heading N.
  21. 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
  22. 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
  23. 0.3 miTurn right, heading NW.
  24. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

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Trail surface

21% paved20% dirt17% gravel11% grass31% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:55 AMSunset 7:10 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~19 min). Leave by 6:31 PM for the 7:10 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:49 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

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