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Looking south on the Sammamish River near junction with North Creek.jpg
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Sammamish River Park

Sammamish River Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Sammamish River Trail is a 7.9-mile out-and-back in Sammamish River Park near Wayne, WA. It is mostly level, with 27 ft of elevation gain, and mostly paved. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.

Elevation

0 mi16 – 62 ft9.6 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Unnamed 47.74969, -122.20792
Nearest town Wayne, WA
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Sammamish River Trail

7.9 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 39 min

Elevation 18–62 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: 47.74969, -122.20792

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

Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 355 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start at the trailhead, heading NW.
  2. 450 ftTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading NE.
  3. 150 ftBear left, heading NE.
  4. 0.3 miBear left, heading NE.
  5. 250 ftContinue straight onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  6. 0.2 miBear left, heading E.
  7. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  8. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  9. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  10. 0.9 miBear left, heading S.
  11. 0.1 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  12. 0.1 miBear right, heading SE.
  13. 1.5 miTurn left, heading N.
  14. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  15. 0.9 miBear right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  16. 0.3 miTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 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 map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/sammamish-river-trail-out-back-13-km-61b3

Trail surface

71% paved24% dirt1% gravel4% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:50 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: Bothell Way NE & 96th Ave NE stop 355 m from the trailhead
  • Toilets at the trailhead
  • Drinking water at the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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