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Sammamish River Trail is an 8.5-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 – 72 ft10.0 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail 47.75252, -122.22125
Nearest town Wayne, WA

Directions

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Sammamish River Trail

8.5 mi · ▲ 27 ft · 2 hr 51 min

Elevation 17–72 ft

Out & Back · Sammamish River Park

Trailhead: Burke-Gilman Trail · 47.75252, -122.22125

Weather Aug 4: sunrise 5:51 AM · sunset 8:41 PM

Transit-accessible: NE Bothell Way & 91st Ave NE stop 306 m from the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead

  1. Start on Burke-Gilman Trail, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miSharp right, heading SW.
  3. 100 ftTurn left, heading SE.
  4. 0.4 miTurn left onto Sammamish River Trail, heading N.
  5. 0.6 miBear left, heading E.
  6. 0.6 miTurn right, heading SE.
  7. 1.1 miTurn left, heading E.
  8. 0.6 miBear left, heading SE.
  9. 0.9 miReach the turnaround, then head back the way you came.
  10. 1.4 miTurn left, heading NW.
  11. 1.1 miBear right, heading NW.
  12. 1.2 miTurn right onto Burke-Gilman Trail, heading W.
  13. 0.3 miTurn right, heading W.
  14. 350 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

73% paved22% dirt5% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 5:51 AMSunset 8:41 PM

Good to know

  • Transit-accessible: NE Bothell Way & 91st Ave NE stop 306 m from the trailhead
  • Parking lot at the trailhead

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