Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
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Sammamish River Trail is a 7.7-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It is mostly level, with 142 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 164 ft · steepest grade: 19%9.2 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74946, -122.20564
Nearest town Wayne, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

7.7 mi · ▲ 142 ft · 2 hr 38 min

Elevation 18–165 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.74946, -122.20564

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

Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 508 m from the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading W.
  2. 50 ftTurn right, heading W.
  3. 400 ftBear right, heading NW.
  4. 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NW.
  5. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  6. 0.3 miBear left, heading N.
  7. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  8. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  10. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  11. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  12. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
  14. 1.1 miBear right, heading W.
  15. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 450 ftBear left, heading N.
  18. 400 ftTurn left, heading NW.
  19. 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

70% paved25% dirt1% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 508 m from the trailhead

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