Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 4.0

Sammamish River Trail is a 6.1-mile out-and-back near Hollywood Hill, WA. It climbs 371 ft, with sections as steep as 21% grade. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi20 – 348 ft · steepest grade: 21%7.1 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.73645, -122.13195
Nearest town Hollywood Hill, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

6.1 mi · ▲ 371 ft · 2 hr 13 min

Elevation 20–346 ft

Out & Back

Trailhead: 47.73645, -122.13195

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:50 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading W.
  3. 0.8 miContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading NW.
  4. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  5. 0.8 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  6. 0.8 miTurn left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  8. 0.9 miContinue straight onto Tolt Pipeline Trail, heading SE.
  9. 0.8 miTurn left, heading S.
  10. 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 surface

49% paved30% dirt21% gravel

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.2 mi in (~7 min). Leave by 8:13 PM for the 8:41 PM sunset. Back at your car by 9:01 PM — 15 min before dark.

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