Sammamish River Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Sammamish River Trail is an 11.6-mile out-and-back near Cottage Lake, WA. It climbs 862 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
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Sammamish River Trail
11.6 mi · ▲ 862 ft · 4 hr 18 min
Elevation 22–540 ft
Out & Back
Trailhead: Brook Trails Trail #3 · 47.73345, -122.08709
Weather Sep 6: sunrise 6:34 AM · sunset 7:41 PM
Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 405 m from the trailhead
- Start on Brook Trails Trail #3, heading N.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading N.
- 350 ftTurn left onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 1.8 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.9 miSharp left, heading SW.
- 250 ftBear left, heading SW.
- 150 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading SW.
- 1.6 miBear left, heading S.
- 0.4 miBear left, heading SW.
- 200 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 0.4 miTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading S.
- 0.5 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 100 ftReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
- 0.5 miTurn left, heading SE.
- 50 ftTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading NW.
- 150 ftBear left, heading NW.
- 2 miBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftSharp right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading N.
- 0.9 miTurn right, heading NW.
- 1.8 miTurn right onto Brook Trails Trail #6, heading E.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Brook Trails Trail #3, heading E.
- 50 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 1.1 mi in (~34 min). Leave by 6:47 PM for the 7:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 8:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: Avondale Rd NE & NE 146th Way stop 405 m from the trailhead
Other ways to reach this destination
- 2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.1 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.2 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.5 mi · loop · via Sammamish River Trail
- 2.7 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
- 3 mi · out & back · via Sammamish River Trail
More from Brook Trails Trail #3 Trailhead
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 2.1 mi · ▲ 53 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 5.8 mi · ▲ 863 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6 mi · ▲ 862 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6 mi · ▲ 862 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 917 ft
- Tolt Pipeline Trail 6.2 mi · ▲ 890 ft
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